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Thursday, May 23, 2013 – Daily News 3B FEATURES Allergy to latex defies explanation Dad misses the girl his daughter used to be spend some time with famiDear Annie: I have ly on the weekends, she will three wonderful young resent it and it will make adult children. The oldest matters worse. Am I out of two girls both recently line? — Concerned Dad graduated from college and Dear Dad: Be careful, are living at home, working Dad. Your daughter is now a and saving money. grown woman. The lack of The girls were not parprior dating could be one ticularly interested in dating until recently. Our old- Annie's reason why she is so over the moon for the new boyfriend. est met a guy at work and You apparently don't object has fallen hard. She's always been family orient- by Kathy Mitchell to her having sex, the tooed, but for the past three and Marcy Sugar soon timing of which is not up to you and at this point is months, all she wants to do is be with this guy 24/7. She spends moot anyway. You simply miss the most nights at his place, and we girl she used to be. It's OK for you to say you don't don't see her at all on the weekends. This behavior does not sit well wish to subsidize her living with the with me. I don't think it's a good boyfriend, but we hope you will do idea to spend the night with your so in a loving way, letting her know boyfriend so early in the relation- you miss her at dinnertime. But we ship. I also don't like that she disre- also recommend you invite the gards her family, especially her boyfriend to join you for meals and younger sister, with whom she had a weekend activities. This will not close relationship. My position is, if only encourage your daughter's parshe's still living at home, she should ticipation, but it will allow you to come home to sleep. She can fool get to know the man who may around with this guy the rest of the become your son-in-law. Dear Annie: My oldest sister is day. I understand I may have some very selfish. She has three young old-fashioned values, but allowing children but never wants to spend my daughter to live with her any time with them. Sis is in her boyfriend on a part-time basis early 40s and acts as if she's 16. She shows no respect for my position is only concerned with herself and and is hard for me to swallow. I nor- what others can do for her. She and her husband are always mally have a great relationship with her, but I haven't seen or spoken to going out and foisting their children on everyone else. When we won't her in more than two weeks. I'm concerned that if I ask her to watch her kids, she gets angry and have dinner with us more often and then tells the kids we don't love Mailbox them. Unfortunately, Sis lives in the same town as my parents. I'd like to visit my folks, but I prefer to avoid my sister. Is that wrong? — Helpless Sibling Dear Sibling: We know it will be difficult, but we urge you to remain civil to your sister for the sake of her children. They need you. Since you don't live nearby, her selfishness should be manageable in small doses on rare occasion. Please try. Dear Annie: Thank you for printing the letter from ''A Father Who Knows.'' My 9-year-old son is legally blind and has epilepsy. He is often quiet and withdrawn, and leaving the house with him can be quite a task. He is impulsive and often says and does inappropriate things in public. We continually work with him. I thought I was the only parent who could possibly understand what was going on with my son. I cried reading this letter, because it made me realize that others know my struggles. — A Coping Mom Over time and DEAR DOCrepeated expoTOR K: I'm a sure, contact dernurse who is matitis can cause allergic to latex, dry, crusted scabs so I always use on the skin. latex-free gloves. The big mysBut I still occatery with latex sionally break allergy — and out in hives. Dr. K most allergies, Why? by Anthony L. for that matter — DEAR READER: A product Komaroff, M.D. is why it exists. It is our immune may claim to be "latex-free" or state that system that causes allerit "does not contain gies. The immune syslatex." But the truth is tem is supposed to prothat no existing tests can tect us from dangerous show that a product is foreign substances and completely free from microbes. But latex isn't dangerous to us — nor latex. "Natural rubber latex" are many other things to comes from the sap of which people have allerthe rubber tree. This gies, such as pollen, material is used to make house dust or cat dander. a host of stretchy prod- Yet the immune system ucts, including adhesive (or, at least, one part of bandages, condoms, it) overreacts and goes to gloves used in health war. In trying to protect care and dishwashing, us, it makes us sick. Synthetic latex is an balloons, rubber bands, baby bottle nipples and alternative to natural latex. It doesn't provoke more. Natural rubber latex allergies. You can (and can cause an allergic should) use gloves made reaction because it con- from synthetic latex. But tains proteins that set off even that's not a guaransome people's immune tee, because products systems. A latex allergy made without natural usually occurs in people latex can be contaminatwith repeated exposure ed with latex proteins to natural rubber latex. during the manufacturor packaging That's why they're more ing common in health care process. Since latex is found in workers and frequent so many products, the surgical patients. Hives or welts are a best you can do is make common allergic reac- smart choices based on tion to latex exposure. information on product So are swelling, a runny labels. Use gloves made nose and sneezing; red, from synthetic latex and itchy or teary eyes; avoid those made with headache, sore throat, natural rubber latex. abdominal cramps; or When you find a product chest tightness, wheez- that doesn't provoke an ing or shortness of allergic reaction, stick breath. Sometimes the with it. reaction can cause anaDr. Komaroff is a phylactic shock, which physician and professor can be deadly. Not everyone who is at Harvard Medical To send latex-sensitive has hives School. questions, go to or welts. Some people or get contact dermatitis, AskDoctorK.com, consisting of a skin rash write: Ask Doctor K, 10 and itching that start one Shattuck St., Second Boston, MA to several days after con- Floor, tact with a latex product. 02115. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailboxcomcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. Burn ban goes into effect within Red Bluff city limits Due to the early onset of seasonal fire conditions the Red Bluff Fire Department has initiated a burn ban covering the area within the incorporated city limits of Red Bluff that began Monday, May 20. This date coincides with the ban announced by Cal Fire/Tehama County Fire Department for some areas within Tehama County begin- ning on the same date. For more information citizens may call the Red Bluff Fire Department at 527-1126. Local businesswoman meets with LaMalfa's staff in DC Rose Hablitzel, EA, a Red Bluff businesswoman, met with Congressman Doug LaMalfa's staff member Kevin Eastman on May 8 in Washington, DC to discuss important issues affecting taxpayers. Hablitzel holds the Enrolled Agent (EA) designation from the US Department of the Treasury. Enrolled Agents are the only federally-licensed tax practitioners who specialize in taxation and have unlimited rights to represent taxpayers before the IRS. "I was greatly encouraged by my visit with Rep. LaMalfa's Legislative Director Eastman," Hablitzel said, "Many of the provisions in the current tax code are not permanent, making it difficult for both businesses and individuals to develop annual plans that allow them to lower their tax burden through smart tax strategies. I was also glad for the chance to focus attention on tax return preparer oversight. It doesn't make sense that barbers and beauticians are regulated but return preparers are not." By personally calling on the Washington office of LaMalfa, Hablitzel participated in a true grass roots effort to promote the tax preparer profession and protect the American taxpayer. Hablitzel's visit to Capitol Hill was part of the "Fly-In Day," an annual event developed by the National Association of Enrolled Agents (NAEA) to educate legislators about issues affecting tax return preparers and obstacles preventing the tax code from being fairly applied and reasonably enforced. As a member of NAEA, Hablitzel must adhere to a code of professional conduct and meet annual continuing education requirements that surpass those established by the IRS. The National Association of Enrolled Agents (NAEA) is a nonprofit professional organization dedicated to representing, promoting and enhancing the enrolled agent profession – powering American's tax experts. To find an EA in your area, go to the "Find an EA" directory at www.naea.org. An Independently owned and operated Member of Coldwell Banker Residential Affiliates. The busiest local information website in Tehama County! 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