Mississippi researchers investigate growing tick-borne allergy to red meat
The allergy, known as alpha-gal syndrome, affects hundreds of thousands of Americans and is particularly prevalent in the ...
Iola Register6d
Kansas State University researchers say red meat allergy from tick bites is becoming more common
Studies indicate that less than 10% of people bitten by the Lone Star tick ever develop an allergic reaction to red meat ...
Frontiers16d
Alpha-gal syndrome and the gastrointestinal reaction: a narrative review
Table 1. Key findings in the AGS literature on GI symptoms, prevalence of alpha-gal sensitization in screening population, and predictive values. It should be noted that an exact level or range of IgE ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs23d
Gal Gadot, Gwyneth Paltrow and other celebs salute the hostage release
(L-R) Emily Damari, Romi Gonen, and Doron Steinbrecher. (photo credit: Courtesy, Hostages Families Forum) Gal Gadot, Israel’s resident Hollywood superstar, posted three photos of each hostage ...
The Washington Post24d
Tick bites can trigger serious reactions to some medications
It took doctors a long time, however, to figure out the unlikely cause: alpha-gal syndrome, also known as red meat allergy, which Wallace probably got from lone star tick bites in her backyard in ...
Tucson Local Media28d
Alpha-gal syndrome starts with tick bite
Alpha-gal does not refer to the top female in an organization but to an interesting red meat allergy. Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), also called mammalian meat allergy (MMA), is caused by an allergy to the ...