DEAR PEOPLE’S PHARMACY: A friend had a severe anaphylactic reaction hours after eating a hamburger and barely made it to a local emergency room. They diagnosed him with alpha-gal, which is how I heard ...

Alpha-gal syndrome is a serious and life-threatening allergic reaction that appears in mammals after a tick bite. The lone star tick can transmit alpha-gal syndrome to humans through its saliva. The ...

Alpha-gal syndrome causes delayed allergic reactions to mammal meat, dairy and some medicines after tick bites. Symptoms can lessen with strict diet changes; experts urge testing for those with ...