A rare meat allergy called Alpha-gal syndrome is on the rise in the United States. This condition is caused by tick bites, ...

Doctors nationwide are seeing cases of alpha-gal syndrome, which triggers severe allergic reactions to unusual substances ...

Doctors nationwide are seeing cases of alpha-gal syndrome, which triggers severe allergic reactions to unusual substances ...

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

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

A JetBlue pilot’s illness looked like food poisoning, but it was actually an increasingly common tick-borne meat allergy that ...

Four hours after eating steak during a family camping trip, a 47-year-old man from New Jersey became severely ill.

The man died four hours after eating a burger, weeks after he developed an allergy to meat as a result of a tick bite.

A pilot's mysterious death has now become the first documented fatality of a rare syndrome that researchers warn may become ...

The allergy develops after a bite from the Lone Star tick, which can make the body react to alpha-gal, a sugar found in beef, pork, lamb, and other mammalian meats. Many people experience hives, ...