EpiPen

(Newser) - Looks like EpiPen is facing a little competition. With severe food allergies on the rise in America, a pair of food-allergic twin brothers have invented a rival medicine-injector they say is cooler and better-designed, the New York Times reports. Eric and Evan Edwards' new Auvi-Q is rectangular, smaller, and includes...

(Newser) - With severe food allergies on the rise in the United States, anaphylactic reactions are an increasing problem, especially at schools. But, in most states, school nurses risk losing their license if they give an epinephrine injection to a student who does not have a prescription—even though up to a...

(Newser) - Foods once thought of as wholesome—eggs, milk, wheat, peanut butter—now threaten the lives of some 3 million children with food allergies every year, MSNBC reports. As a result, US sales of EpiPens and their accessories are skyrocketing. These single-use shots of epinephrine can be self-administered and stop severe...