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Opinion: Gulf Oil Spill's Silent Victims
By Deirdre Imus, Erin S. Ihde
and Dr. Lawrence Rosen
The BP oil spill has garnered international attention for unimaginable real and future losses: lives as well as livelihoods, wildlife and coastal communities. We've learned from the Exxon Valdez and other spills how these catastrophes impact ecosystems, and witnessed the years of rehabilitation and billions of dollars invested in the cleanup. Yet in weighing these losses, little attention is being given to what this latest man-made disaster will mean to the most vulnerable of our society: our children... Click to read the full article at AOLNews.com.
Katrina's Legacy:  Healing Children
from the Impacts of the BP Oil Spill
How will the BP oil spill impact children in a region already scarred by Hurricane Katrina?  Dr. Rosen, Medical Advisor to The Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology, explores the issue with Jane Maroney El-Dahr, MD.  Dr. El-Dahr is Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Clinical Professor of Medicine and Chief, Section of Pediatric Immunology, Allergy and Rheumatology at Tulane University in New Orleans.

Deirdre Imus on White House Panel's Cancer Report

The President's Panel on Cancer echoes what The Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology has been saying for years: Toxins in the environment pose a serious risk to human health. (FoxBusiness Network, May 19, 2010) 

Deirdre Imus Sparks Kid-Powered Relief for Haiti
HACKENSACK, NJ, March 17, 2010 – Haitian children are receiving colorful bags filled with messages of love and goodies from U.S. school children through a new program of The Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology® called Kids-Love-Kids.  This program is possible with the combined forces of Operation Goody Bag, the Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB), and an army of children from East Brook Middle School.  
Senate to Consider "Safe Chemicals Act of 2010" 
The "Kid-Safe Chemicals Act" Senate bill of 2008 is being replaced by the "Safe Chemicals Act of 2010," introduced in April by Senator Frank Lautenberg of N.J.  A companion House bill is still in committee. The Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology vigorously supports efforts to curb toxins in the environment that threaten children's health.. .....more
Hot Topics addendum

The Greening the Cleaning® Program
and The Imus Cattle Ranch for Kids with Cancer

"Deirdre Imus May Be the New Queen of Green"
(New Jersey Life)