Nov. 4, 2013— -- A Dominican Republic-based company is making the controversial claim that its scorpion venom drug can help fight cancer, ... also happens to target and kill cancer cells.

Researchers in Brazil found a molecule in Amazonian scorpion venom that kills breast cancer cells, showing effects similar to chemotherapy drug paclitaxel in lab tests.

Scorpion venom tapped as pesticide. ... In order to kill, venom compounds need to enter an insect's blood, like what happens after a sting. Scientists can't sting individual insects.

A sting in the tail doesn’t have to turn into a medical horror show, but it’s important to know what to do in those first ...

Its sting is excruciating, its venom can kill. An Israeli deathstalker scorpion. Tumor paint, derived from synthetically-reproduced scorpion venom, may revolutionize how surgeons operate on cancer ...

Scorpion venom is one of the most expensive substances that can be found in the world. ... What happens when you drink Amla, Beetroot, and Carrot Juice daily on an empty stomach.

After removing a tumor, surgeons are confronted with an unfortunate reality: They can’t be sure they got it all. It can be difficult to distinguish between normal tissue and cancerous cells ...

But don’t worry about Hayes and his fingers; of some 2,500 scorpion species worldwide, only 30 or so have strong enough venom to endanger most humans, and only one with potentially deadly venom ...

And one scorpion produces, at the most, just two milligrams of venom at a time. So, let's do the math. If you owned one scorpion you would have to milk it 2.64 million times to fill a gallon.

The Arizona bark scorpion can deliver a painful sting. Here's when they're most active and what to do if you or your pet gets stung.