An Egyptian patient receives the apitherapy, or bee-sting therapy, in Giza Governorate, Sept. 30, 2016. Al-Sayeh and her younger brother Ibrahim treated patients free of charge with the stings of live bees, a practice known as apitherapy, in Giza Governorate. Though denounced by many researchers for lacking sound medical evidences, apitherapy, which can date back to ancient Egypt, is a form of alternative treatment that has spread in recent decades to many countries to cure muscle problems, kidney failure and cancer.(Xinhua/Meng Tao)
