41.   President Bill Clinton called on a new commission on health-care quality to develop a consumer bill of rights to protect patients in the rapidly changing industry.

42.   Researchers said that while prosecutions for sexual offenses are up, more laws are needed to protect patients and punish guilty doctors.

43.   Republican leaders of Congress are urging the lobbyists to step up activities against an array of health care bills backed by consumer advocates as a way to protect patients.

44.   Senate Republicans and Democrats have proposed dueling measures to protect patients in health-maintenence organizations or other health care plans.

45.   Since colon cancers start out as polyps, the only way to protect these patients is to remove their colons.

46.   Spokesmen for the industry add that patients are protected because only a doctor can write a prescription.

47.   The bill would also protect patients from rules that require them to get pre-approval before seeking emergency care, and give them easier access to specialists.

48.   The bill, passed by Congress with bipartisan support, protects Medicaid patients who live in nursing homes that decide to withdraw from the program.

49.   The committee, called an institutional review board, or IRB, is charged with making sure research projects meet federal guidelines to protect patients.

50.   The doctors said they were protecting their patients.