Mammalian meat allergy (MMA) is one of the few known food allergies caused by an environmental trigger—a tick bite. In simple ...

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Key points Mammalian meat allergy is an allergy to a sugar molecule found in most mammals triggered in some by a tick bite.

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U.S. District Court Judge Paula Xinis has ordered the U.S. to release Kilmar Abrego Garcia from U.S. Immigration and Customs ...

Cases of alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy caused by tick bites, in Missouri means more people are looking for a mammal-free way to eat out. Some restaurants in the southern part of the state are ...

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