A woman with allergies is stung with a bee by a bee sting therapist in a farm in Silang, Cavite south of Manila June 6, 2012. Farm owner Joel Magsaysay uses bee stings to treat patients with ailments such as hypothyroidism, paralysis and cancer. Magsaysay said the bee's venom contains a potent cocktail of proteins that boost auto-immune system that let the body activate the nerves and heal itself. REUTERS/Erik De Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH ANIMALS) 

"Clarinex" brand allergy medication pills are shown in the pharmacy of the J.W.C.H. safety-net clinic in the center of skid row in downtown Los Angeles, July 30, 2007. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES)