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Archive Home > 2009 > June > 13 > Nearly forgotten, gout stages a comeback Drug companies strive to improve gout treatments

Nearly forgotten, gout stages a comeback Drug companies strive to improve gout treatments

By Andrew Pollack By Andrew Pollack / The Bulletin
June 13, 2009

Lonnie Matthews, a retired building maintenance engineer in Burlington, N.C., has something in common with King Henry VIII, Isaac Newton and Benjamin Franklin. He has gout.

Often called the “disease of kings” because of its association with the rich foods and copious alcohol....

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