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Gout - Adenuric(R) (Febuxostat) Receives Marketing Authorisation In The European Union
06 May 2008
Ipsen (Paris:IPN) announced that the European Commission granted marketing authorisation for Adenuric® (febuxostat) for the treatment of chronic hyperuricaemia in gout. Adenuric® thus pioneers the first major...
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Early Clues To Diabetic Kidney Disease May Be Provided By Uric Acid In The Blood
19 March 2008
For patients with type 1 diabetes, increased levels of uric acid in the blood may be an early sign of diabetic kidney disease - appearing before any significant change in urine albumin level, the standard screening test...
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Gout Risk Linked To Genes
10 March 2008
A study led by a team of scientists in Scotland suggests that genes may play a part in increasing one's risk of developing gout, a painful condition that
affects the joints.
The study is published in the 9 March online...
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