Epinephrine (generic), Epipen News

When I drop off my daughter at school in the mornings, I expect her to stay safe while under the care of her teachers and administrators.

Tennessee's mild winter and warm spring were open-door invitations for bees and wasps to end winter hibernation and make early appearances in yards, parks and playgrounds.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America is calling attention to a Maryland bill just signed into law.

The following is a press release: Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening allergic reaction that does not always pick an appropriate time or place to appear.

Starting August 1, each school district must implement its own policy regarding food allergies.

In what parents and health organizations called a life-saving measure, Gov. Martin O' Malley signed into a law Tuesday a bill that will require all Maryland schools to maintain an emergency supply of epinephrine in order to respond to a growing trend of severe allergic reactions among school-aged children.

As a mother of three girls, Katie Beardsley knows first hand the feeling of total panic when one of her daughters has an allergic reaction to peanuts or any dairy product.

A new bill co-sponsored by United States Congressman, Dr. Phil Roe, aims to require schools across the country keep a supply of epinephrine on hand for students with severe allergies.

Gov. Martin O'Malley is scheduled to sign a variety of legislation recently passed by the General Assembly.

Recently, Virginia passed a law requiring schools to stock epinephrine and authorizing school staff to administer it to any child believed to be suffering an anaphylactic reaction.

Brian Hom's son BJ died four years ago from an allergic reaction to peanuts in a dessert.

Food allergies are more common and more dangerous than you might think. The death of a north Georgia teen who was allergic to peanuts is a reminder to always be prepared if you have allergies.

Brian Hom of San Jose sees the face of his late son BJ every day. Hom often relives the day BJ died four years ago of an allergic reaction after inadvertently eating peanuts in a dessert.

"He couldn't breath. He was swollen, covered in hives, his eyes were closed shut," she said.

Dear Readers: With food allergies on the rise, especially among children, many people have an Epinephrine auto-injector on hand.

A teenager has died this week after eating a Macadamia nut cookie.A Diallo Robbins-Brinson, from Macon, GA, 15 years old ate a type of cookie that he had multiple times before.A This time, however, he had an unexpected severe allergic reaction that took his life.

A group of parents wants to see a certain type of pen in every school. It's not the kind of pen you write with.

WASHINGTON - The family of a 7-year-old Chesterfield student who died in January after suffering an allergic food reaction in January visited Congress.

When Jaime Lewis prepares her children's lunches, stuffs their backpacks and leaves the driveway to drop them off in the morning, food allergies are always in the back of her mind.

A total of 666 Canadian adults, who were all prescreened as being at risk of anaphylaxis,a or as being responsible for a child at risk, were asked about their allergy concerns when planning a trip.