Alpha-gal syndrome is an allergy to red meat and other mammalian byproducts, such as dairy and gelatin, that comes from the ...

As the weather gets warmer, more ticks are coming out, and it’s a good reminder for everyone to be aware of Alpha Gal ...

A minimum of 450,000 people in the US have contracted the rare alpha-gal syndrome - and cases are increasing more each year.

May is Alpha-Gal Awareness Month in Virginia, and with tick season in full swing, awareness of this tick-borne disease is more important than ever. According to the CDC, Alpha-Gal Syndrome, which ...

The lone star tick, seen here in a vial, can transmit alpha-gal sugar and thus alpha-gal syndrome. (Staff photo by Ben McCanna/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images) Tick. Tick. Tick. It was ...

Chris Engelage's family takes care of goats, cattle and a mule on their farm in Warren County. Engelage also loves to hunt.

A poppy-seed-sized pest is turning meat-lovers on Martha’s Vineyard into herbivores. A spike over the past decade in the island’s Lone Star tick population has led to a rapid increase in alpha-gal ...

Alpha-gal syndrome is spreading in the US. Here’s what to know about the tick-borne illness that can cause fatal red meat ...