Alpha-gal syndrome, or AGS, is one tick-triggered allergy that can change what you eat, the medications you tolerate and how ...

In alpha-gal syndrome, the immune system overreacts to a sugar known as galactose-α-1,3-galactose, or "alpha-gal" for short.

These ticks found in Georgia can spread illnesses that could cause stomach pain, Lyme disease, fevers, muscle aches and other ...

Two more kinds of ticks can cause red meat allergies than previously thought. See the new species, learn where all 3 live, ...

Two additional tick species in the U.S. have been found capable of transmitting red meat allergy, or alpha-gal syndrome.

A recent study shows that two additional tick species can transmit the red meat allergy alpha-gal syndrome. Which species can be found in Alabama?

A woman in Maine developed a dangerous meat allergy after a black-legged tick bite—prompting the CDC to rethink which ticks can trigger alpha-gal syndrome. A decade of cases suggests the threat ...