If you feel a sharp pain in your jaw after taking a bite of food—especially something sweet or sour—you might have a rare condition known as “first bite syndrome." People may experience first bite ...

The Centers for Disease Control estimates as many as 450,000 Americans could suffer from alpha-gal syndrome. The allergy, brought on by a tick bite, can make eating red meat, consuming dairy and using ...

Hours after savoring that perfectly grilled steak on a beautiful summer evening, your body turns traitor, declaring war on the very meal you just enjoyed. You begin to feel excruciating itchiness, ...

Hours after savoring that perfectly grilled steak on a beautiful summer evening, your body turns traitor, declaring war on the very meal you just enjoyed. You begin to feel excruciating itchiness, ...

Researchers have reported what they believe is the first documented death from a meat allergy that can be triggered by tick bites. A 47-year-old New Jersey man died last year from alpha-gal syndrome, ...

A lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) found near Aden, Va. The tick can cause alpha-gal syndrome as well as carry other diseases, including ehrlichiosis, tularemia and Southern tick-associated rash ...