Gout is a type of inflammatory arthritis that causes joint pain and swelling, usually as flares that last for a week or two ...

Obesity significantly reduced the effectiveness of febuxostat-based urate-lowering therapy among men with gout, a recent ...

A case study in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition examines how one patient’s switch to a carnivore diet increased ...

Doctors have long believed that high levels of uric acid in the blood (a condition called hyperuricemia) were the main cause ...

The pain of uric acid sufferers seems to begin with the arrival of winter Uric acid levels fluctuate significantly with temperature changes. However, it is possible to control it with the right diet ...

Dietary measures and medications may help reduce uric acid and manage gout. Gout can occur when blood uric acid levels are too high, causing crystals to form in the toes, feet, and other joints.

Surprisingly, mention of gout, a disease so frequently linked with obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension and advanced age, has been omitted from recent rheumatology society recommendations for ...

Methods: A retrospective analysis of patients with gout, identified through the records of 2.5 million patients in UK general practices and 2.4 million patients attending GPs or internists in Germany, ...

The gout diagnosis was based on two claims with an International Classification of Diseases, ninth revision, common modification (ICD-9-CM) code 274.xx occurring more than 4 weeks apart during ...

In a groundbreaking development for neurological care, scientists have unveiled an artificial intelligence-powered blood test that has the potential to detect Parkinson’s disease years before ...

Degenerative disk disease is a progressive condition in which spinal disks deteriorate. Surgery is an option, but less invasive treatments and therapies may also help. Degenerative disk disease is ...

High uric acid levels can lead to symptoms and eventually conditions like gout and kidney disease. Most uric acid is produced naturally in your body. The rest is converted from substances in certain ...