David (Patient) Meets Goliath (Health Provider) To gain a rapid assessment of the top concerns of patients with Alpha-gal Syndrome (AGS), Tick-borne Conditions United (TBCU) conducted a survey in early August 2019. This survey was sent via e-mail to newsletter…
IndyWeek Article Featuring Dr. Scott Commins and TBC United Cofounder Beth Carrison A mysterious allergy, the UNC researcher who helped figure it out, and the cloned pigs that could be the answer. This IndyWeek article from November 2019 covers the…
Challenges for Alpha-gal Patients Lowell Sun Interview with TBC United Cofounder Beth Carrison The Lowell Sun interviews TBC United Cofounder Beth Carrison about her challenging journey to discovery that she had the Alpha-gal meat allergy. Too little is known about…
Alpha-Gal In Black-Legged Tick Saliva: Study Reveals Potential Implications For Lyme Patients In the United States several studies associate the Lone Star tick (Amblyomma americanum) with an allergic reaction to “red” meat due to the presence of the carbohydrate galactose-α-1,…
Registration is open for the 6/21/18 Tick-borne Disease Working Group Public Meeting (TBDWG) Requests to provide VERBAL public comment must be submitted via email by June 18, 2018 (Eastern) to tickbornedisease@hhs.gov. In the Subject line please enter: Verbal Public Comment…
What Do We Know About Vaccines and Alpha-gal? Whether you are all for the CDC recommended vaccines or not, their mere ingredient list is potentially a concern, for some of those diagnosed with Alpha-gal (Allergy) Syndrome). Will the Lyme vaccinations…
Have you registered for the Alpha-gal Syndrome Symposium? Event: Alpha-gal Syndrome Symposium Date: 5/30/2018 Time: 7:00 – 8:00pm EST Learn about “RED MEAT ALLERGY” caused by ticks and insects worldwide. What is Alpha-gal Syndrome? Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment Patient’s Experience…
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