PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — As spring temperatures arrive in Hampton Roads, health experts and residents are warning about the ...

A Missouri bill that would mandate the counting and tracking of an allergy to mammalian products passed the House on Thursday ...

Alpha-gal syndrome is spreading in the US. Here’s what to know about the tick-borne illness that can cause fatal red meat allergies - Some 450,000 Americans may be living with alpha-gal syndrome, expe ...

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 ...

A poppy-seed-sized pest is turning meat-lovers on Martha’s Vineyard into herbivores. A spike over the past decade in the island’s Lone Star tick population has led to a rapid increase in alpha-gal ...

If you’re having an unexplained, intense reaction after eating beef or pork, it’s a good idea to seek a blood test. By Joseph Goldstein Alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy that begins with a tick ...

Researchers say they believe they've documented the first known death from alpha-gal syndrome — a red meat allergy caused by tick bites. The findings, by researchers at the University of Virginia ...

Food allergies have become more common across the globe over the last several decades. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates 3.9% of children and 1.1% of adults had food ...

In more than 10 states, laboratories or doctors must notify the state health authorities of each positive test for a marker ...