Physicians for Social Responsibility
Past president of Physicians for Social Responsibility
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Radioactive Iodine in Tokyo Tap Water The government of Japan has declared that tap water in Tokyo is now contaminated with radioactive iodine and that it should not be fed to infants. Dr. Jeff Patterson is past president of Physicians for Social Responsibility in this country and a student of the health effects of exposure to radioactivity.
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