The physician had offered the same warning and in the same spirit.

Even if the writers never visit the doctors' offices, they know the physicians will interrupt appointments to return calls and offer sound bites.

Two physicians offer a plan for losing weight.

The physician had offered to give him free treatments and pills.

But history shows that physicians facing lower fees will offer to provide more services.

The need for such counseling became especially apparent last year in California, the first state to require physicians to offer the test to all pregnant women.

Therefore, most physicians offer diagnostic testing to all their patients, with or without prior screening and let the patient decide.

"I doubt it would make much difference what he said," offered the physician as the assistant manager left.

"We allow physicians and hospitals to organize and offer more options."

But writing in a psychiatric journal, four physicians offer slightly different interpretations.