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...January 1, a federal law took effect requiring food labels to state clearly whether a product contains any one of those main eight culprits. But significant difficulties-not necessarily medical-remain. A food allergy diagnosis has a tremendous impact on the psychological wellbeing of the entire family, says Anne Mu?oz-Furlong, founder and CEO of the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN), a nonprofit patient advocacy group...
...Children, of course, bear the brunt. "The emotional toll is huge," says Mu?oz-Furlong. "It tends to wear them down, particularly after they have a reaction." Some children lose the ability to trust people. They may want to stay home all the time within a controlled environment. If they have a reaction at home, they may become afraid that even their parents can't control the allergy. Others are fearful of food or develop eating disorders. They might become hypochondriac, phobic, or suffer from panic attacks or post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms. Many see counselors who teach them relaxation tips...
...Watching him hold court on the terrazzo patio, it wasn't lost on me that the origin of his birth would probably have kept him out of such places in pre-Castro Cuba. Segundo, born Maximo Francisco Repilado Mu?oz in Siboney, Cuba, was the grandson of a freed slave. When fame came knocking on his door again, I think Segundo did not mind becoming another feather in Castro's utopian hat, adding poetry and charm to the drier accomplishments of universal health care, equal job opportunity, and subsidized education...
...credited with inventing the World Wide Web, and spearheaded the establishment of the World Wide Web Consortium, which devised a common markup language for Internet use. DIED. JUAN MUNOZ, 48, internationally acclaimed Spanish figurative sculptor known for creating large architectural installations; of a heart attack, in Ibiza, Spain. Mu?oz was at the height of his career: last year he won Spain's national award for the plastic arts. And in June the Tate Modern in London unveiled his latest work, Double Bind, which was commissioned for the museum's largest exhibition hall. The massive structure incorporates elevators that rise...
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