New U.S. bills would require food makers to label alpha-gal as a top allergen, plus increase funding for this fast-growing ...

A rare and deadly disease is on the rise in the United States, and doctors now believe it was behind at least three deaths. A minimum of 450,000 people in the US have contracted the rare alpha-gal ...

West Virginia is seeing a sharp rise in alpha-gal syndrome as lone star ticks spread across the state. The tick-borne ...

Alpha-gal syndrome linked to spreading lone star ticks is upending food choices, medical care and outdoor life on Martha's Vineyard.

Newswise — Summertime means barbecues, beach days, outdoor camps—and, unfortunately, ticks. Lone star ticks are especially worrisome because their bites can trigger alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), an ...

Standing under an eastern hemlock tree near a thicket of lizard’s tail in her backyard — a tick’s dream — Casey Hamaker had flashbacks to the day she first contracted alpha-gal syndrome, a mysterious ...

Share on Pinterest Alpha-gal syndrome is a tick-borne illness that causes an allergy to red meat. Image credit: Oscar Wong/Getty Images The CDC reports that more people are being diagnosed with ...

New York will start tracking cases of alpha-gal syndrome, the potentially severe red meat allergy triggered by the bite of a lone star tick, state Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald told Newsday.

It’s common knowledge that ticks can spread infections that cause serious illnesses, including Lyme disease. Now health officials are trying to raise awareness of a lesser-known problem: a ...

A disease so unusual that many doctors can’t diagnose it has emerged as a serious threat — and Long Island’s Suffolk County is the nation’s epicenter. Alpha-gal syndrome, sometimes called AGS, is ...

Once confined to the Southeast, aggressive lone star ticks have expanded across North America due to warming climates and growing deer populations. Their bites can transmit alpha-gal, a severe allergy ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to eliminate invasive ticks and mosquitoes in Washington, D.C., using non-chemical, technology-enabled control methods.