Hi all I think I have never used steroids for local reactions to stings but am told that this is quite commonplace. My access to Medline seems to be down at present (via Canadian Med Assoc). Can I ask whether this is common practice, and more importantly whether anyone has any references for studies please? Thanks :) -- Jel Coward http://www.wildmedic.org http://www.wemsi.org [log in to unmask] 'There's no such thing as bad weather - just bad clothing" Anon Norwegian