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Barbara Gottlieb Profile Director, Environment and Health 202.587.5225 301.593.6140 (after hours) bgottlieb@psr.org
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PSR Spokesperson Available for Media Calls re: First Responders and Nuclear Disasters
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Ira Helfand, MD Leeds, MA 01053 413-320-7829 (c) 413-584-5933 (h) ihelfand@igc.org
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PSR Spokespeople Available for Media Calls re: Mercury and Air Toxics from Power Plants
PSR Staff and Board Members Available for Media Calls re: Medical Consequences of Japan's Nuclear Reactor Accident
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Ira Helfand, MD Leeds, MA 01053 413-320-7829 (c) 413-584-5933 (h) ihelfand@igc.org
Catherine Thomasson, MD Executive Director Washington, DC 20009 202-587-5240 (o) cthomasson@psr.org
Robert Gould, MD San Francisco, CA 408-972-7299 (w) rmgould1@yahoo.com
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Richard Grady, MD Seattle, WA 98115 206-601-2802 (m) 206-526-0551 (h) 206-987-2130 (o) Richard.grady@seattlechildrens.org
Andy Kanter, MD, MPH PSR President Elect New York, NY 10033 Office: 212-305-4842 Cell: +646-469-2421 andrew.kanter@dbmi.columbia.edu andy_kanter@yahoo.com akanter@imo-online.com
Jeff Patterson, DO Madison, WI 608-256-3983 (h) 608-206-2101 (c) jjpatter@wisc.edu
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Guided by the values and expertise of medicine and public health, Physicians for Social Responsibility works to protect human life from the gravest threats to health and survival. PSR is the medical and public health voice working to prevent the use or spread of nuclear weapons and to slow, stop and reverse global warming and toxic degradation of the environment.
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Press Clippings
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May 3, 2013
Video: East Bay Lawmaker Wants Toxics Out of Insulation
Sarah Janssen, MD, speaking on behalf of NRDC and PSR, discusses the health impact of toxic flame retardants.
Source: KCBS
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April 29, 2013
Video: Widespread Obesity: Are Certain Chemicals Also a Big Contributor?
Dr. Susan Katz, a retired pediatrician, biochemist, and present Chair of the Environmental Health Work Group of Oregon PSR talks about some of the new research on "obesogens", the specific class of chemicals that appear to promote weight gain in humans and possibly other mammals.
Source: Huffington Post
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April 26, 2013
Audio: Political Perspectives
Radio interview with Oregon PSR leaders and essay contest winners discussing the Particles on the Wall exhibit, which focuses on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.
Source: KBOO
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