Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An airline pilot from New Jersey is the first person to have died of alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy triggered by tick ...

The University of Missouri is on the front lines of helping patients with alpha-gal syndrome - a potentially life-threatening red-meat allergy caused by lone star tick bites. With no official ...

(NEXSTAR) — A tick known to cause meat and dairy allergies appears to be continuing its northward spread, prompting new reminders from health officials. The lone star tick, found primarily in southern ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Steak and other red meats can trigger an allergic reaction in people with alpha-gal syndrome. Vicushka/Moment via Getty Images ...

Alpha-gal syndrome, or AGS, is a rare yet potentially severe allergic reaction caused by a sugar molecule called alpha-gal, present in most mammalian meat such as beef, pork, and lamb. The allergy is ...

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 ...

REVEALED ELDER WAS THE BABY’S MOTHER. AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY BY AN EASTERN IOWA COLLEGE STUDENT IS CHANGING WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT TICKS IN IOWA. TWO LONE STAR TICKS KNOWN FOR CAUSING AN ALLERGY TO RED ...