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Press Releases
Hot Topics Index
Help Answer the Autism Alarm
(Urgent appeal from Deirdre Imus)
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) Important Legislation
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International Childhood Cancer Day
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February 15th is a day designated to raise awareness about childhood cancer. Established
in 2001 by the International Confederation of Childhood Cancer Parent
Organizations (ICCCPO), an international collaborative of over 100
member organizations in over 60 countries, the day brings together
families and supporters in a common goal of educating the public and
raising funds for childhood cancer research and programs. The symbolic gold ribbon is the official ribbon of children with
cancer worldwide Just one day a year is designated to raise awareness about childhood cancer (Feb. 15th), but the idea is to respond and spread the message throughout the year. ...more
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Vaccine Perspectives
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With concern rising over the threat of H1N1 flu ("swine flu") and
the availability of vaccines, we urge parents to stay informed about
prevention, the risks of the flu, and vaccine safety. This page offers
a gateway to some information on the topic. As always, consult your
pediatrician -- and read the labels* -- so you can make informed
decisions about what is right for you and your family.
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Greening Vaccines
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""Vaccinations are important, but we must vaccinate safely in order to ensure the
health of our children."
-- Deirdre Imus
Through a new "Greening Vaccines" program, The Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology® is actively working with doctors around the country to: 1) ban toxins in vaccines, 2) require manufacturers to prove safety, and 3) establish protocols that limit multiple vaccines in the same visit.
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EWG: Cleaning Supplies Can Contaminate Classroom Air
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| A new study by the Environmental Working Group emphasizes what we have been saying since we first introduced the Greening the Cleaning® program in 2001: Ordinary cleaning supplies can expose children to multiple chemicals linked to asthma, cancer, and other documented health problems and to hundreds of other air contaminants that have never been tested for safety. Laboratory tests found that a typical assortment of cleaning products released 457 distinct chemicals into the air. |
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Learn About Our National 'Greening Your Schools' Program -- and How You Can Start Greening Yours
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| Through our national "Greening Your Schools" program, The Deirdre Imus Environmental Center is helping schools adopt more eco-friendly cleaning and maintenance practices. Students and all who work in the school benefit from improvements to indoor air, especially those who suffer from asthma or other respiratory problems. |
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Autism, ASDs and Vaccines - News and Opinions
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| Click on the headline for links to news and opinions about autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and vaccines.
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Huffington Post
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THE HUFFINGTON POST
Deirdre Imus is a regular columnist on children's health issues for this independent, online source for news and opinion.
Current Column:
Past Columns
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Best-Selling Books By Deirdre Imus
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Deirdre Imus, President and founder of The Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology®, is the author of three national bestsellers, and a fourth, the latest in the New York Times best-selling Green This! series -- THE ESSENTIAL GREEN YOU! Easy Ways to Detox Your Diet, Your Body and Your Life.
100% of the author's profits from this book will benefit the Imus Cattle Ranch for Kids with Cancer.
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Support the Kid-Safe Chemicals Act
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| U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and
U.S. Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA) have pledged to re-introduce the Kid-Safe
Chemicals Act in the coming months. |
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Perspective on the Vaccine Forum
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By Lawrence Rosen, M.D.
The historic Forum on Vaccines hosted by Deirdre Imus at Hackensack
University
Medical Center (HUMC) in October brought together doctors, legislators,
public health
officials, and parents to try and find common ground in the public
health
debate of our times. Of note, it was clearly stated at the outset that
none of
the speakers were anti-vaccine, and that we were there in fact to
figure out how to help rebuild trust in a system that is so clearly
broken. |
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Deirdre Imus at Baby N Toddler Expo:
'Growing Up Green' Must Start Before Birth
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| HACKENSACK, N.J., October 4, 2008 – Giving
children the best chance for a healthy childhood includes a healthy
diet and avoiding hazards in the environment. "But it really starts
before birth with the health of the mother and a healthy pregnancy,"
said Deirdre Imus, author of the New York Times bestseller, Growing Up Green, Baby and Child Care (Simon & Schuster). |
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Deirdre Imus, USO’s “Woman of the Year”
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New York, NY, June 9, 2008 – For
her outstanding leadership, humanitarian efforts and uncompromising commitment
to children’s health issues, the United Service Organization (USO) of
Metropolitan New York awarded the high honor of “Woman of the Year” to
environmental activist Deirdre
Imus at its 42nd
Annual Woman of the Year Luncheon in Manhattan in May.
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Fight Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
The No. 1 Cause of Deathfor Children Under Age 2
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| Katy and Scott Therriault and their young daughters, Alex and Ella, full
of expectation and joy welcomed their beautiful baby boy, Billy, into
their home on December 27, 2004. Their joy for Billy's arrival turned
to alarm and sadness in just a few short months. Their infant son was
beginning to lose muscle tone and showing difficulty nursing and
breathing. Billy was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) the
number-one genetic cause of death in children under two. |
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N.J. Chapter of U.S. Green Building Council Bestows
First Product Award on Greening the Cleaning® Line
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Holmdel, NJ, April 9, 2008 – The New Jersey Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) bestowed its first Green Product Award on the Greening the Cleaning®
line of non-toxic commercial cleaners from The Deirdre Imus
Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology® at Hackensack University
Medical Center, a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit corporation. |
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A National Demonstration Home
for Universal Design and Green Living
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By Rosemarie Rossetti, Ph.D.
It has been 10 years since my spinal cord injury. I can
clearly remember so much of the trauma of being crushed by a
7,000 pound falling tree when my husband, Mark Leder, and I
were riding bicycles on June 13, 1998. When we built our two-story house 13 years ago, we thought it would last our
lifetimes. We could never have anticipated how our home could
further create limitations, thus enhancing my disability.
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Protect Your Kids from Toxins
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Learn how to "Protect Your Kids from Toxins" from Deirdre Imus on Better.TV.
(Search on "Imus" and click on show title.)
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Ms. Imus: "NY Times Editorializes on Autism Issue"
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New York, NY, January 30, 2008 – As a regular guest on "Imus in the Morning," Deirdre Imus, humanitarian and best-selling author, took on the New York Times Friday for a continuation of biased reporting about autism, and spoke about new research warning on the use of artificial sweetener aspartame and other artificial sweeteners and dyes linked to neurotoxicity. |
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WHO Report Tackles Children's Health
and Principles for Evaluating Exposure Risks
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July 27, 2007, Geneva--The World Health Organization (WHO) released the first ever report highlighting children's special susceptibility to harmful chemical exposures at different periods of their growth. Click on the headline for a summary and index link to the full report Principles for Evaluating Health Risks in Children Associated with Exposure to Chemicals.
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"Focus on Healthcare Not Disease Care"
Deirdre Imus Delivers Keynote at Pangea Wellness Conference
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| HACKENSACK, NJ, November 1, 2007 -- We're paying for a disease care system, not a health care system," said Deirdre Imus, a national leader on children's health and the environment who delivered the keynote address at Pangea, a conference for pediatric wellness in San Francisco Oct. 25. |
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Greening the Cleaning® Goes International
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| Hackensack, N.J., September 28, 2007 – Commercial-grade products from the award-winning Greening the Cleaning® program are now available to international commercial customers simply by contacting The Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology® at dienviro.com, or by calling 201-336-8071. |
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Neighborhood Health Center Leads Way to 'Total Green' in NYC
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| Hackensack, N.J., September 7, 2007 – Collaborating with The Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology®, the Boriken Neighborhood Health Center in East Harlem is leading the way to creating the first 'Total Green" health care facility in New York City.
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Environmental Injustice:
Children's Health Disparities and the Role of the Environment
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| Environmental injustice occurs when health disparities exist between people with respect to the development, implementation and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. Children are particularly vulnerable to changes in their environment, and so are frequent, unintended victims of environmental injustice. The result is a public health crisis of historical proportions that threatens the well-being of children across the world. This article, by Lawrence D. Rosen, MD, and Deirdre Imus, highlights the crisis and call for greater public involvement to give voice to those who are most vulnerable. |
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Safer Household Chemicals (Bottom Line)
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| Many conventional household
cleaning products contain potentially
dangerous chemicals. We don’t know if small amounts of these
chemicals damage our health, but there
are effective cleaners made from nontoxic
vegetable-based ingredients that pose no
threat… |
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Harvard Report: Children Now Sicker
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"While genes may play a role in obesity, asthma and ADHD, environmental and social changes are behind the surge, Harvard researchers say. Modern life has brought increased fast-food diets, more time spent indoors watching television or playing on the computer, as well as dwindling community and family support." (Bloomberg News)
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Deirdre Imus Urges Parents to 'Speak Up' on Vaccine Safety
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| HACKENSACK,
N.J., October 2, 2008 – In an age when
the Food & Drug Administration seems more concerned about the health of
drug companies than the health of our children, parents must speak up on
vaccines and other health issues, Deirdre
Imus told an audience of
mostly parents in a keynote address at the first "Saving Our Kids, Healing
Our Planet" conference during the Green Expo at the Charlotte
Convention Center in Charlotte, N.C., September 26.
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Bringing Up Baby Organically - Index
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| There's a new movement under way to go green -- starting from the first days of life... Click here for this article from WebMD. |
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Environmental Center Leads the Way to Greening
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| The tide is changing as the public learns more about the potential hazards of traditional cleaning agents and embraces green cleaners in increasing numbers -- and The Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology® is at the vanguard in spreading the word... |
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Imus Ranch Featured in American Profile
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| Read the story behind the Imus Ranch in a series of articles featured in American Profile |
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Children’s Environmental Health Symposium
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| Find out more about The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences' Symposium on Children's Environmental Health: Identifying and Preventing Environmental Risks held in 2003... |
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