BEE BULLETINS

You should always consult a health care practitioner or a pharmacist when you have questions about the health of your child. When you do, ask about the following studies on the effect of Honey, DM Cough Medicine, and No Treatment on nocturnal cough and sleep quality for children and their parents. The studies claim:

Significant differences in symptom improvement were detected between treatment groups, with honey consistently scoring the best and no treatment scoring the worst.

Sources from the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine:

Effect of Honey, Dextromethorphan, and No Treatment on Nocturnal Cough and Sleep Quality for Coughing Children and Their Parents

The Effect of Honey on Nocturnal Cough and Sleep Quality for Children and Their Parents

The rest of the story… Health Canada has decided that:

the labelling of cough and cold medicines for use in children must be changed by fall 2009 to say they should not be used in children less than 6 years of age. These products will also require enhanced labelling for children aged 6 to under 12, child resistant packaging…

Health Canada Advisories:

December 18 2008 - Health Canada Releases Decision on the Labelling of Cough and Cold Products for Children

October 11 2007 - Recommendations for the Appropriate Use of Cough and Cold Products in Children

March 12, 2005 - Health Canada Advises Consumers Not to Use “Cough Syrup Dm” Din 02015781 with Lot Numbers Starting with 2J29 and 3J29

These clips are a video advisory from Health Canada and a CBC News report on the topic:

This is a slideshow of extracting equipment.

photo: Uncapped honeycomb.

A complete bibliography of refereed research and miscellaneous bee related articles authored by Dr.Tibor I. Szabo is now available on this site.

photo:  A marked queen bee from selected stock and worker bees exhibiting hygienic behaviour by emptying all 25 cells in a 5×5 24 hour pin-prick hygienic test.

This is a slideshow of colonies being prepared for transport to New Brunswick, Canada. The bees were sent to pollinate blueberry flowers and came back with some very delicious blueberry honey.

We are spreading the word about honey bees on Facebook.  If you use Facebook and want to follow our stories or engage in bee-related discussion, you can now become a fan of Honey Bees.

This is a slideshow of our booth at the Canadian Nation Exhibition from late summer 2008.  It was the third year that my brother, Tibor P. Szabo, and a group of Guelph-area beekeepers and friends took two weeks out of the end of the summer to educate Torontonians and tourists about Canadian honey bees.

photo: Fourth generation Szabo beekeeper.