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New drug treats gout

With gout, a person’s body isn’t able to get rid of enough uric acid in the urine, so it builds up in the blood and ends up as crystals in soft tissues and joints, causing a lot of pain.
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With gout, a person’s body isn’t able to get rid of enough uric acid in the urine, so it builds up in the blood and ends up as crystals in soft tissues and joints, causing a lot of pain.

Reporter : Allen Mask, M.D.
Producer : Rick Armstrong
Posted 2010-09-29T18:32:48-0400 - Updated 2010-09-29T18:32:48-0400