In alpha-gal syndrome, the immune system overreacts to a sugar known as galactose-α-1,3-galactose, or "alpha-gal" for short.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a warning that a rare red meat allergy is now being ...

TWO women were rushed to hospital with a mysterious illness after eating red meat. Neither of them had suffered from food ...

New cases of alpha-gal syndrome — a rare but potentially life-threatening illness that makes people violently allergic to red meat — suggest that more tick species may be to blame than ...

URI Professor Thomas Mather said that tick spotting have increased in the last two weeks. In New England, you should watch out for black legged ticks, which can cause Lyme's disease, and lone star ...

With the arrival of spring and summer, the Midwest is bracing for an increase in tick activity – particularly deer ticks, ...

New research on alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), a potentially life-threatening allergy to red meat, suggests that its spread may be ...

Tick populations continue to climb in Ontario and this year is expected to follow the trend. “We will most likely see an uptick in peak activity this season — starting in spring,” said Alice Sinia, ...

Dozens of Mainers are out of a job Friday after massive federal cuts from HHS led to the cancellation of $91 million in grant ...

Tick populations continue to climb in Ontario and this year is expected to follow the trend. “We will most likely see an uptick in peak activity this season — starting in spring,” said Alice Sinia, ...

MONDAY, March 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A rare red meat allergy, usually linked to a bite from the lone star tick, may also be caused by other tick species found in different parts of the U.S ...

Spring may have only just started showing signs of life in New England, but tick season has already begun. Thomas Mather, the director of URI’s Center for Vector-Borne Disease and its ...