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 ...
From 2010 to 2022, more than 110,000 suspected cases of alpha-gal syndrome were identified, a syndrome triggered by tick bites. On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ...
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A food allergy to red meat and other products made from mammals has health officials on high alert. Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is a severe condition, and case numbers are on the rise ...
In July, I attended the AVMA conference in Denver to get continuing education hours. As always, it was full of good lectures and new information. One of the topics I knew immediately I would be ...
ORLANDO -- First-dose reactions to IV ustekinumab (Stelara) may be related to IgE recognition of a carbohydrate allergen in patients, who may be able to tolerate subcutaneous ustekinumab instead, ...
NEW YORK - The CDC said more Americans than originally thought may be allergic to red meat because of tick bites, and now they're on high alert after a study found that many doctors don't know much ...
Most people know the dangers of being bitten by a tick. There's concern for Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, but what about Alpha-gal syndrome? Dr. Stacy Chronister is an Internal ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee bill aimed at supporting awareness and research about a tick-borne syndrome that can radically change a person's diet and lifestyle passed the Tennessee House of ...