Alpha Gal of Maryland

09/09/2025

9/4/25
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The Official U.S. Congressional website of Maxwell Frost

09/08/2025

https://nypost.com/2025/08/27/health/im-vegan-against-my-will-after-a-developing-a-meat-allergy-overnight/

“I’m literally going to die if I ever get that diagnosis,” Daisy Holstine thought when she first learned about the bizarre condition.

09/02/2025

https://news.asu.edu/20250825-science-and-technology-discovery-could-lead-new-treatments-lifethreatening-allergic

Food allergies affect more than half a billion people worldwide. In severe cases, even a small bite of the wrong food can trigger anaphylaxis — a rapid, body-wide allergic reaction that can cause difficulty breathing, a dangerous drop in blood pressure and even death.Scientists have long understoo...

09/02/2025

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp0246?

Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening complication of food allergen exposure. Although mechanisms governing anaphylaxis after intravenous injection are defined in mice, these models neglect mucosal exposure that accompanies ingestion. We investigated the ...

08/26/2025

https://www.baltimoresun.com/2025/08/22/one-tick-bite-can-change-your-life-forever-the-hidden-toll-of-alpha-gal-syndrome/

A Tennessee woman was diagnosed with Alpha-gal syndrome, or AGS, in 2022, but her first symptoms began nearly 10 years before the diagnosis. Symptoms came in forms of different kinds of rashes, bit…

08/23/2025

Shout out to this man who mentions having Alpha Gal, getting SAAT, and for promoting wearing protection . Has anyone else tried this product ?
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CoMxD21pR/?mibextid=UalRPS

08/22/2025

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-exotic-hitchhiking-health.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR6x-y_JYcvcS8lDYWNNrbnmE8FStDwqrsJ4P_GSfZTTkqlz2YcxFDRBWW3IpQ_aem_wt7bVfYdG0D7UdPSeaRnpA

Ticks are hitching a free ride to the US from different parts of the world, raising concerns among scientists. In a recent study, researchers reported the introduction of seven exotic tick species to Connecticut, U.S., by travelers between 2019 and 2023. The identified ticks were natives of Germany,...

08/17/2025

Beware of the spreading of the Asian Longhorned Tick. This tick has been implicated in the spread of Alpha Gal in Asia and now potentially the Spread of Ehrlichiosis in the United States.
Also click on Continue Reading , and read about Dr Jennifer Platt of TBCUnited
and her struggle with Ehrlichiosis.

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/climate-change/longhorned-tick-ehrlichiosis-spreads-climate-change-rcna223487?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR7GWRAqir4guf0jyDn6-MOy2GJD8iA-mnVNW-AQv6l_JtKY-VOBkGN7HOFb5A_aem_nurR8lBGcNaYO62nbEA80A

The condition is becoming so prevalent that there is a region of the country unofficially named after it.

08/11/2025

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CvWSJVYBc/?mibextid=WC7FNe

📢 Big News from Capitol Hill! We’re thrilled to share that the Senate Appropriations Committee has approved major funding increases for Lyme, Alpha-gal, and tick-borne disease efforts! This is a big step forward for research, innovation, and patient support.

We are deeply grateful to all the advocates and champions who made this progress possible. 💚

08/11/2025

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/what-to-know-about-alpha-gal-syndrome-a-red-meat-allergy-caused-by-tick-bites

Studies have linked ticks on six continents to alpha-gal syndrome and its unusual symptoms. An entomologist explains what this frustrating illness is.

08/10/2025

https://college.foodallergy.org/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR5izwIw8Kjiq1SVX0cJ4k58YRzE_n-ijZ35BMy56eed-OSraFHvIC1GedHvWw_aem_J1CeLOAW23iOJxhx_K5Bkg

Give parents and students the campus-related food allergy information they need to choose an allergy-friendly college or university. Register today for the Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE)’s College Search to showcase your school's allergy-friendly dining services, housing accommodations, ...