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On this day in 1970, U.S. Patent No. 3541541 was issued to inventor Doug Engelbart for his "X-Y Position Indicator for a Display System," which he and his colleagues called a "mouse," after its tail-like cable.
On November 8, 1895, physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845–1923) discovered x-rays, beginning a new era in physics and medicine. Although x-rays had been observed previously, it was Röentgen, a professor at the University of Wurzburg (Germany), who successfully repeated x-ray experimentation and who is credited with the discovery.

There are two main types of diabetes:
Type 1 (Juvenile) Diabetes, usually diagnosed in children and young adults
(Type 1) Juvenile Diabetes Images
Type 2, the most common form, most often diagnosed in adults.
Risk Factors for Type 2 diabetes include, but are not limited to:
- Obesity
- High blood pressure
- High triglycerides
- Low hDL
The transport of cholesterol via high density lipoproteins (HDL) in the blood.
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Complications from Diabetes include, but are not limited to:
- Kidney disease
- Amputations
- Blindness
Diabetic Retinopathy
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