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 ...
'The red meat allergy' | 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 ...
Atlanta Magazine5d
Metro Atlanta is a hot bed for Lone Star ticks. Here’s what you can do to avoid them.
Alicia Tucker suffers from alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), a type of allergy that is passed to humans via a single, tiny vector: ...
Growing tick-borne allergy to red meat is the focus of Southern Mississippi researchers
Alpha-gal syndrome, affects hundreds of thousands of Americans and is particularly prevalent in the southeastern United ...
Republican TN lawmaker introduces bill to require healthcare providers to report alpha-gal syndrome cases to state
The bill would add alpha-gal syndrome to the Tennessee Department of Health's list of reportable conditions and diseases.
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Mississippi researchers investigate allergy to red meat
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, humid climate.
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Kansas State University researchers say red meat allergy from tick bites is becoming more common
The Lone Star tick is responsible for most cases of alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy that’s appearing more and more in Kansas. (Kansas State University Research and Extension.) Researchers at ...
Frontiers27d
Alpha-gal syndrome and the gastrointestinal reaction: a narrative review
Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is an atypical and under-recognized allergy characterized by a delayed hypersensitivity reaction to the oligosaccharide galactose-α-1,3-galactose, a carbohydrate found in ...
Medical News Today27d
What to know about itchy skin and rashes with kidney disease
However, as it progresses, it can cause symptoms such as itchy skin, pruritus, and a rash. Around 35.5 million adults in the United States live with kidney disease, but only about 10% know they ...
Johns Hopkins Medicine27d
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome
What is Zollinger-Ellison syndrome? Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES) is a rare digestive disorder. If you have ZES, you likely have 1 or more tumors in the first part of the small intestine, the ...
Lawrence Times29d
K-State researchers say red meat allergy from tick bites is becoming more common
Priscilla Brenes, K-State Research and Extension nutrition and wellness specialist, said cases of an allergy called alpha-gal syndrome are becoming more common through more rural areas of Kansas.
Kansas Reflector29d
Kansas State University researchers say red meat allergy from tick bites is becoming more common
Priscilla Brenes, K-State Research and Extension nutrition and wellness specialist, said cases of an allergy called alpha-gal syndrome are becoming more common through more rural areas of Kansas.