More people are being diagnosed with a syndrome that can cause hives, stomach pain and nausea after eating certain animal ...

However, alpha-gal syndrome is the tick-borne disease afflicting those on Martha's Vineyard in large numbers. Alpha-gal ...

Western Michigan U. scholar says paper is a thought experiment, not an endorsement of spreading illness; and he eats meat.

Alpha-gal syndrome is a serious allergy to red meat caused by the lone-star tick. The number of reported cases of alpha-gal syndrome has risen dramatically since 2009.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says bites from lone star ticks are causing an allergic reaction to red meat, and maybe more than 400,000 people in the U.S. are affected.

A man who hunted deer developed a very rare allergy that progressively worsened each time he ate red meat.

For private chef Matt Beres, living with the red meat allergy that prevents him from enjoying many of his gourmet meals has been especially difficult. "I can work with them, but I can't eat them.

Dorshow-Gordon said it isn't tracked in her department. The alpha-gal allergy, as the red meat allergy is known, is actually caused by a sugar molecule found in meat - galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose.

The red meat allergy was first described in 2008, and it causes symptoms that can include hives, skin rashes, indigestion, and in extreme cases, anaphylaxis, a state of whole-body inflammation ...

The red-meat allergy isn't the only ailment spread by the lone star tick. Last year, Mainers reported 20 cases of ehrlichiosis, a bacterial illness that can cause flu-like symptoms and difficulty ...

Doctors don’t know if the allergy is permanent — but Danzig plans to try to ease herself back onto red meat, she said. “I may start trying a little bit here and there,” she said.

Saff said the red meat allergy passed by the lone star tick is so new that health agencies still do not track it. Dorshow-Gordon said it isn’t tracked in her department.