j3 s-vri- i siaji 7rae economist sisiaifdibune saturday may 272000 axvf y j -s- w5v v- r vf- r cw j monthly publication of the economist suntribine may 27 2000 edition x- h r u t s i x- l i v i s s tvl v r h v 5t- v ej 3s c fc v tv v jvr r r ki v ct v uv i v 1 j ft i vj l fi i j v byjennifer brown ammclellan has liad plehtyj of c experience introducing new 5 foods toinfants v andhen the mother of five decidedikwastinie her-six- monthold start eating rice cereal she did- nt think about whether he would have a bad reaction but the result was not what she expecjk ed after just four spoonfuls of rice cereal her infant son bvadcfuicklydeveloped a severe allergic reaction a l within minuteshe afound his mouth andjbegah rubbing his 5 swelling face and eyesthe became cbvered inthives and- his breathing was very shal- iow- 1 f doctors at j york county hoispitals emergency room immediately vecognized thesighsof aii allergic reaction and an epi- nephrine injection oral antibiotics and benadryl were administered to stop swelling he wasexperiericing in his mouth i never dreamed this would happen it r was such a scary thing recalled mceellari the doctor y n emergency saidhehadyt never seeii a reaction like that lip ricererer al1 gaveit to all my other children with no problem but it shows you have tobereau 1 iy careful when you introduce foods i whenshe looked at jhvingrebients on the side of jhv box she foundthe only otfier contents were niilk coconut and sun- flo brad s reaction came as axom- r fshockf especially since- her eldest twins 15andhef other two jchildreril2 fahd sevenjhavevofpqdallergies i 7 v bad reaction to rice cereal mclellari says she has been giving her son oatmeal and barley cereal- erring 6n the side of caution l see reactions page 20 age -18- t f i there is sweeping fv this- i away page 19 iali mi hidiihiiiah i j success starts hetel oxford students develop skills for success in school and life grl through high school little reader children who learn how to read early are more confident learners learning centres 4261 hwy7east near kennedy small cjasses caring teachers enriched programs 305 5i3818s 36 years old reading writing spelling math study skills french homework support u- vjvo j- v 4 4 i i t t hi j i a i i j i t 4 r 4 r j j j it iv