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TORONTO Rules banning certain nuts and other foods are common in Canadian schools as a way to protect students with allergies, but a new set of proposed guidelines recommends relaxing food bans and instead training staff and making sure to have epinephrine available to treat anaphylaxis. The advice is part of a set of recommendations from an international panel led by McMaster University and published on Wednesday in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Food allergies can be a frightening subject for parents whose children are prone to anaphylactic reactions, which in some cases can be life threatening, but an epinephrine shot can help reverse the symptoms ahead of visiting a hospital. ....