41.   Even as he counsels patients about their personal troubles, his own could keep a therapy group busy for hours.

42.   Fertility experts said they would tell their patients about the studies but did not expect that many would spurn the treatments.

43.   Everson said she can imagine a time when doctors during annual checkups will ask their patients about their emotional outlook.

44.   Finally, a number of states are requiring managed-care companies and their doctors to tell patients about financial incentives and rules that may affect their care.

45.   First, the attending physician is in a better position to counsel the patient about the medication in a private setting.

46.   Family doctors and other health care professionals can help, they suggested, by asking their young patients about problems at school.

47.   Few doctors have had the chance to talk to Munchausen patients about the condition, because they generally flee when they are found out.

48.   For example, critics contend, such rules might prevent a doctor from telling a cancer patient about a bone-marrow transplant that might save her life.

49.   He said the rise in warnings and recalls had stemmed from increased company vigilance, and from new features that let the devices alert patients about problems.

50.   He said the FDA is also working closely with drug makers to alert patients about any potential risks.