In the article, he urged fellow doctors to make "attending to the ordinary, the obvious and the present" part of their practice.
He said the board had urged doctors involved in the study to communicate better with participants.
"We urge medical doctors not to consider today's report as a green light for organ transplant operations."
Why, but for you, I should be urging doctors to shut me up in a loony bin.
New York officials are urging doctors to help patients get coverage through Medicare.
He said the association was urging doctors to tell patients about their test results and suggest appropriate diet or lifestyle changes.
The government urged German doctors to counsel patients against tobacco use.
In 2004, the city began urging doctors to use a simple questionnaire to screen for depression.
To improve such care, the academy urged doctors to periodically review all drugs taken by elderly patients.
Conference participants urged more doctors to help patients stop smoking.