Word: reaction
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...Olivia feel included during the holidays. She offers to cook cupcakes for the preschool class party, using egg and butter substitutes. At Christmas time, she hosts a party so that her daughter can participate in the baking of a gingerbread house without breaking into hives or having an anaphylactic reaction. And on Christmas Eve, when her family goes out to dinner, Hahn is sure to have the roast beef cut in front of her and to bring extra food in her purse just in case nothing on the menu works. "I try to be as unobtrusive as possible because...
...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...
...Jill Mindlin, watching her 5-year-old daughter suffer-more times than any parent should-through an anaphylactic reaction to dairy, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, or seeds is torture because she sees the effect it has on Maya. One of the symptoms of food allergy is dread, Mindlin explains. She knows something is very wrong and literally tries to jump out of skin. It's unbearable to watch. As a result, Maya tends to shut down around food and new people. Some of Maya's first words, her mother says, were "Read the 'gredients...
...Avoid serving nuts and using nut oils-sesame, peanut, etc.-while cooking because for children with severe nut allergies, oil traces left on countertops can set off a reaction, even without eating the food in question...
...Mattera, the former College Republicans president at Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I. who initiated a similar program there. Mroszczyk said in an interview that his organization was protesting the National Hispanic Recognition Program, the only scholarship offered at BU for which ethnicity is a prerequisite. He added that reaction to the Caucasian-only scholarship has been “mostly positive,” and that he has received dozens of e-mails supporting the plan. Since the story was first reported in the B.U. Daily Free Press yesterday, the Republicans’ move has garnered attention nationally?...