NEW WORRIES ABOUT THE NUMBER OF AMERICANS SUDDENLY DEVELOPING A DANGEROUS FOOD ALLERGY. HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THAT PEOPLE VISITING THE CAPE AND THE ISLANDS THIS SUMMER MAY HAVE THE HIGHEST RISK. SO ...
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 initially ...
People living in areas with fragmented forests and suburban “open spaces” have a significantly higher risk of developing Alpha-gal Syndrome, the tick-transmitted red meat allergy. The geographic ...
Alpha-gal syndrome, a tickborne allergy to red meat and dairy, has become more common in the last few years. The condition ...
Hours after savoring that perfectly grilled steak on a beautiful summer evening, your body turns traitor, declaring war on the very meal you just enjoyed. You begin to feel excruciating itchiness, ...
The lone star tick, seen here in a vial, can transmit alpha-gal sugar and thus alpha-gal syndrome. (Staff photo by Ben McCanna/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images) Tick. Tick. Tick. It was ...
A bizarre, life-threatening tick-borne illness has made hundreds residents of Martha’s Vineyard allergic to red meat and dairy — turning many of them into forced vegans and “social pariahs” at the ...
They came for your blood — and stole your burgers. A growing number of Americans are being forced into veganism after contracting a bizarre, tick-borne allergy that turns red meat and dairy into a ...
WASHINGTON — A 47-year-old New Jersey man has become the first documented death from alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy triggered by tick bites, according to a case study published Wednesday in ...
Hours after savoring that perfectly grilled steak on a beautiful summer evening, your body turns traitor, declaring war on the very meal you just enjoyed. You begin to feel excruciating itchiness, ...
Representative Matthew Overcast is a Republican from Ava in the southeastern part of the state. He was elected in November 2024 and represents Douglas, Stone, Taney and Ozark counties, which includes ...
A New Jersey feather has died after eating a hamburger, become the first known fatality from a meat allergy that’s caused by tick bites. The 47-year-old victim suffered from alpha-gal syndrome, a rare ...