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The Japanese pharmaceutical, Takeda, has been testing a new drug for use in treating gout. They had applied for approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2004, but the FDA had requested more data as a result of concerns about a possible increase in heart attack risk. The drug is known [...] Researchers, led by Dr. Hyon K. Choi of the University of British Columbia Department of Medicine, have looked into the link between sugar-sweetened soft drinks and the incidence of gout, a form of arthritis. Most sugar-sweetened soft drinks contain large amounts of fructose, a naturally occurring simple sugar found in many foods, such as [...] |
  
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