Tag: allergies

Queen’s releases severe allergy report

The Severe Allergy Review Committee, tasked last year with reviewing Queen’s policies and procedures for accommodating students with severe allergies, has released its report with recommendations relating to education, communication, best practices, and emergency response. The committee originally...

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Being celiac in a sea of gluten-free dieters

With New Year’s just behind us, gym goers are increasing in number — and so are users of fad diets. A ‘new year, new me’ mantra is trending on campus and everyone is putting down the pizza for a healthier alternative. But for those of us with celiac disease, this time of year is frustrating. I want...

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Queen’s reviews allergy procedures

Queen’s has begun an extensive review of its existing procedures to ensure that students on campus with allergies are given the right accommodations. This September, first-year student Andrea Mariano passed away due to an anaphylactic reaction. According to a Maclean’s report, Mariano had consumed...

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Allergies worth accommodating

An Ontario mother has filed a human rights complaint, alleging her daughter is being discriminated against, because her school isn’t doing enough to accommodate her life-threatening allergy to milk and eggs. She compares her situation to those with peanut allergies. Dairy products are more ubiquitous...

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