Just one bite from this insect can lead to a life-long allergy to meat, and you won’t know how bad it is until you munch on a ...

A once-rare meat allergy caused by tick bites is dramatically increasing across the United States, researchers say.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 450,000 people in the US have alpha-gal syndrome — a tickborne allergy to red meat — while many others have never heard of the ...

Warmer weather and longer tick seasons are fueling a surge in tick-related illnesses across the U.S. Lyme disease remains the ...

A new study strengthens the link between tick bites and reactions to red meat. May 28, 2013— -- A tiny tick might be to blame for a rash of red meat allergies across the United States, ...

The spike is a public health concern because Lyme disease can lead to life-threatening medical problems if left untreated.

Oklahoma is home to several species of ticks, and last summer, the Sooner State saw a rise in Alpha-gal syndrome cases due to tick bites. The small parasite feeds on the blood of animals and humans, ...

Alpha-gal syndrome is a tick-bite–triggered food allergy that can make red meat, dairy, and other mammal-based products ...

FAYETTEVILLE — State and national health officials are encouraging people to take caution as the number of emergency room visits for tick bites spikes. Emergency room visits for tick bites have gone ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing hand, foot and mouth and viral upper respiratory infections this week. Pediatricians at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital are seeing strep throat, ...

The CDC estimates that around 476,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed and treated for Lyme disease each year. This potentially serious disease is spread through the bite of an infected deer tick, ...