Dr.Jeffrey Shuren from the FDA agrees that patients may not be fully aware of the risks involved in a virtual colonoscopy.

VOA: standard.2010.04.07

You can't really take a surf trip in 2010 and not be aware of what's happening out there."

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

On a related issue, the World Health Organization says pregnant women should be made aware of the risks they face from both seasonal flu and the H1N1 swine flu pandemic.

VOA: standard.2009.08.01