11.   Optometrists often advise patients on whether the surgery is appropriate.

12.   Some HMOs have nurses to advise patients over the telephone.

13.   That prompted a group of California physicians to file suit claiming that their rights to advise their patients were being infringed.

14.   The FBI is advising patients who think they may have received diluted drugs to contact their doctors.

15.   The federal government wants to punish physicians merely for advising a patient about the benefits of marijuana.

16.   The internist even has extra minutes to advise patients on mortgage bankers, Caribbean vacations and romance.

17.   The rules require physicians to advise their patients about all available treatments, regardless of cost.

18.   Hsieh Ju-tun, a urologist at National Taiwan University, said he advised patients they should not expect Viagra to serve as an aphrodisiac as well.

19.   The instructions also advise patients on how to avoid the risks of HIV infection.

20.   The plan would require health care providers to send patients a notice describing how they use electronic medical information and advise patients in advance of any changes.