It can be jarring to get a tick bite, especially when the pest is still attached. But there is a right and wrong way to ...

Imagine sitting down to a juicy, perfectly cooked steak on a warm evening, and hours later you’re hit with terrible stomach cramps, itchy hives, and swelling so bad you might need to rush to the ER.

Arkansans have been familiar with Lyme disease and "tick fever" since the 1970s, but Alpha-gal syndrome has only been formally identified since the early 2000s. More than 110,000 suspected cases were ...

Alpha-gal (galactose-α-1,3-galactose) is a sugar molecule found in most mammals. When a tick bites you, it can transfer alpha ...

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 ...

While his death was more than a year ago, researchers recently determined he died from alpha-gal syndrome or AGS, CBS News reported. AGS can be caused when a person is bitten by a Lone Star Tick. The ...