The First Research Plan To Reduce The Burden Of Digestive Diseases Released By NIH

The National Institutes of Health have announced the release of the first long-range plan for tackling digestive diseases, which affect as many as 70 million Americans each year. Opportunities and Challenges in Digestive Diseases Research: Recommendations of the National Commission on Digestive Diseases describes the impact of diseases ranging from foodborne infections to cancer and liver failure, and maps out priorities for research over the next 10 years.

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Filed under: GastroIntestinal / Gastroentorology on April 6th, 2009