Allergi
A 47-year-old man from New Jersey died hours after eating beef, in what University of Virginia researchers say is the first confirmed death from alpha-gal syndrome, a tick-associated allergy to red meat. Post-mortem testing at UVA Health revealed severe sensitization to the sugar alpha-gal, implicating a fatal anaphylactic reaction. The condition, associated with bites from Lone Star ticks, can trigger delayed allergic responses to mammalian meats such as beef, pork and lamb.
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Teres Bergström, 32, fra Vingåker, fik en alvorlig allergisk reaktion efter at have brugt en tandpasta ordineret af tandlægen. Hævede læber og åndedrætsbesvær fik hende til at ringe efter ambulancen. Virksomheden bag produktet har iværksat en undersøgelse.