HPJ Field Editor Lacey Vilhauer explains AGS, otherwise known as "red meat allergy" and how to protect yourself from ...

A New Jersey man is the first person believed to have died from alpha-gal syndrome, a meat allergy triggered by a tick bite, ...

Researchers say they believe they've documented the first known death from alpha-gal syndrome — a red meat allergy caused by ...

The healthy 47-year-old man from New Jersey developed a fatal allergic reaction hours after attending a barbeque in summer ...

Tick-borne viruses are becoming an increasingly common problem because of rising temperatures and changing climates that are creating ideal environments for the arachnids to thrive, and scientists ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than 500,000 people in the U.S. have a serious allergic condition called alpha-gal syndrome, or AGS, also known as the red-meat ...

Health officials say a New Jersey man died after developing a severe meat allergy caused by a Lone Star tick bite, marking ...

Most people who contract meat allergies from Lone Star ticks will not see such severe reactions. In many cases, consuming ...

Anti-tick medications exist for dogs, but certain concerns have hindered their development for humans. That’s changing. Credit...Getty Images Supported by By Dana G. Smith Q: Every three months, I ...

An invasive grass found on almost every continent and considered a pest in 73 countries isn't just weeding out native plants, ...

If you have a dog or cat, chances are you’ve given your pet a flavored chewable tablet for tick prevention at some point. What if you could take a similar pill to protect yourself from getting Lyme ...

ENT copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Contents List of illustrations -- Introduction -- Invasive species -- Ticks from Africa -- Ticks from the Afro-Caribbean region -- ...