11. In Phoenix, the doctors who had had great success delivering multiples also counsel patients about the pros and cons of reducing. 12. Minneapolis doctors counseled patients recovering from heart attacks to exercise at Southdale, where they would not run the risk of slipping on snow and ice. 13. Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston were dismayed to learn in a new study that few American doctors counsel young patients about the dangers of smoking. 14. She counsels patients on drug use and makes dosage adjustments. 15. She found them in the modest Kansas City office of Kelly Norcross, a chiropractor who performs acupuncture and counsels his patients on the proper use of vitamins. 16. She now works full time at Phoenix Body Positive, a community group that counsels AIDS patients. 17. She speaks to students in schools, trains day care workers about AIDS, and counsels other patients about adhering to their medication schedules. 18. The agreements can go into detail about such things as counseling patients and making sure that the drugs are appropriate for them. 19. The experts also said doctors and nurses should counsel patients more on health and safety habits, like wearing seat belts and discontinuing smoking. 20. The Journal of the American Medical Association exhorted doctors to counsel fat patients about diet and exercise. |