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NIH NewsNOVEMBER 02, 2012:
For National Diabetes Month, NIH urges actions to reach health goals
In observance of National Diabetes Month, including World Diabetes Day on Nov. 14, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) urges people to take action and make simple but important lifestyle changes to achieve their health goals — whether they have diabetes or are at risk for the disease.
NIH NewsNOVEMBER 01, 2012:
Researchers discover 71 new human genes associated with bowel diseases
Researchers have found 71 new human genes associated with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, two chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) that affect the small and large (colon) intestines of nearly 2.5 million people worldwide. This study brings the total number of known genes associated with IBD to 163.
NIH NewsOCTOBER 19, 2012:
Weight loss does not lower heart disease risk from type 2 diabetes

An intensive diet and exercise program resulting in weight loss does not reduce cardiovascular events such as heart attack and stroke in people with longstanding type 2 diabetes, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health.

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