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Danger in the Poultry Aisle
by Marion Nestle, PhD, professor of nutrition, food studies, and public health at New York University Apparently as a result of a need to cut costs, the USDA is changing the way its inspectors oversee...
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Changing the autism diagnosis?
By Deirdre Imus, president and founder of The Deirdre Imus Environmental Health Center at Hackensack University Medical Center April is National Autism Awareness Month, a time when families, friends...
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Keeping children safe from everyday toxins
By Deirdre Imus, president and founder of The Deirdre Imus Environmental Health Center at Hackensack University Medical Center As parents, we try to keep our kids safe every moment of their lives....
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Pesticide News Every Family Needs to Know
by Marcia Ishii-Eiteman, PhD, senior scientist at Pesticide Action Network Spring has sprung, and farmers across the country are preparing for planting season. One of their biggest headaches will be...
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The Low-Down on BPA
by Marion Nestle, PhD, professor of nutrition, food studies, and public health at New York University BPA has become a classic example of how point of view influences decisions about low-dose...
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How Corporations Greenwash Kids
By Kai Olson-Sawyer, Leslie Hatfield, and Jennifer Bunin, EcoCentric Somewhere, over the rainbow…everything is slightly more pastoral when you’re drilling it. We may all be children of Mother Earth,...
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The Top Environmental Factors Affecting Your Health
By Deirdre Imus, president and founder of The Deirdre Imus Environmental Health Center at Hackensack University Medical Center The first ever Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970, after Gaylord...
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Top Finds for a Plastic-Free Baby Registry
By Alexa Napoleon, plastic-free crusader Having a baby is an exciting time. However, for a first-time mom, the products available and the confusion about what they’re made of can be a bit overwhelming....
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‘Safer’ alternatives to tanning?
By Deirdre Imus, president and founder of The Deirdre Imus Environmental Health Center at Hackensack University Medical Center In the age of appearance-obsessed television shows like “Toddlers and...
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What the Supreme Court’s Decision about Health Care Means to Us
by Diana Zuckerman, PhD, president of the National Research Center for Women & Families The term “Obamacare” began as an insult but now it is the name almost everyone uses to describe the...
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