Medscape2d
Novel Food Allergy to Tick-Borne Molecule Now More Likely to Be Diagnosed
Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is a severe tick-vectored food allergy caused by sensitivity to the galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose ...
WBIR-TV Knoxville on MSN10d
Bill requiring healthcare providers to report alpha-gal syndrome passes TN House and Senate without any votes against it
The bill would add alpha-gal syndrome to the state's list of reportable conditions and diseases. It still needs to pass the ...
WLTX1928d
Republican TN lawmaker introduces bill to require healthcare providers to report alpha-gal syndrome cases to state
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Republican state lawmaker proposed a bill aimed at helping healthcare providers better respond to cases of alpha-gal syndrome — a condition usually caused by a tick bite ...
Yahoo25d
Growing tick-borne allergy to red meat is the focus of Southern Mississippi researchers
The allergy, known as alpha-gal syndrome, affects hundreds of thousands of Americans and is particularly prevalent in the southeastern United States, where ticks thrive due to the warm ...
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Morgan Co. woman living with alpha-gal syndrome speaks in favor of bill addressing it
A bite from the lone star tick, often found in East Tennessee, can cause someone to develop alpha-gal syndrome — effectively causing an allergy to red meat. EU shifts on defence -- and concedes ...
WLOX29d
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 southeastern United States, where ticks thrive due to the warm ...
Atlanta Magazine25d
Metro Atlanta is a hot bed for Lone Star ticks. Here’s what you can do to avoid them.
Lone Star ticks are vectors for several diseases, including alpha-gal syndrome, which can cause a red-meat allergy in humans. In 2012, Alicia Tucker was ready to be induced to deliver her third ...
'Meat intolerance': Can our bodies forget how to digest flesh?
Some people who stop eating meat have reported unpleasant effects when they return to it. Can your body forget how to digest ...