Studies have linked ticks on six continents to alpha-gal syndrome and its unusual symptoms. An entomologist explains what ...

A tiny tick bite could trigger a lifelong change to your menu.Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is a potentially life-threatening ...

A man who hunted deer developed a very rare allergy that progressively worsened each time he ate red meat.

Tick bites can cause all sorts of nasty afflictions. And if you're bitten by a Lone Star tick, here's one more to add to the list: a red meat allergy. Laura Stirling, 51, a Realtor who lives in ...

Alpha-gal syndrome is an allergy to a type of sugar known as galactose-α-1,3-galactose, which is found within the meat of certain mammals, such as cows, pigs, sheep and deer.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says bites from lone star ticks are causing an allergic reaction to red meat, and maybe more than 400,000 people in the U.S. are affected.

So we can Verify, yes, if a Lone Star Tick bites you, you could become allergic to red meat. The good news is, our experts say that won't happen to everyone.

Red meat — specifically a type of sugar called alpha-gal present in red meat — triggered the allergic reaction, Horn learned. The diagnosis puzzled her because she had eaten steaks, barbecue ...

For private chef Matt Beres, living with the red meat allergy that prevents him from enjoying many of his gourmet meals has been especially difficult. "I can work with them, but I can't eat them.

Kathy Metrick knew meat was a problem when a filet mignon gave her hives. It wasn’t her first allergic reaction to meat. Metrick, of Heidelberg Township, Penn. said eight to 10 months prior, she ...

This allergy is often referred to as a red meat allergy and it can be severe, triggering a potentially life-threatening reaction. Within the past 10 years, researchers discovered that certain ...

“Over 90% of patients who develop red meat allergy due to alpha-gal report tick bites," he told ABC News. "Many recall a specific bite that had a ‘bad reaction’ or ‘was slow to heal’ or ...