Kerry Dooley Young November 01, 2022 A new study based on U.S. veterans’ medical records adds to the evidence for a link between gout – especially poorly controlled cases – and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, Tate Johnson, MD, reported at the annual research symposium of the Gout, Hyperuricemia, and Crystal Associated Disease Network. Dr Tate Johnson Gout was...
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Just one in three people with gout prescribed preventative medication
by King’s College London Proportion of patients newly diagnosed with gout (n = 129,972), separated by year of diagnosis, who: i) were initiated on urate-lowering therapy (ULT) within 12 months of diagnosis (black line); or ii) had a serum urate performed (n = 65,127) and attained a level ≤360 µmol/L (light blue) or ≤300 µmol/L (dark blue) within 12 months...
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Scientists showed that gout can be controlled with a simple app
Gout is a common form of arthritis. It causes severe pain attacks, which can be debilitating, as well as other symptoms such as swelling, redness and tenderness in one or more joints. Gout cannot be cured, but there are medications that help manage its symptoms and prevent complications. Now scientists from the University of Edinburgh have...
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The differences between plantar fasciitis and gout
Gout and plantar fasciitis can both affect the feet. Gout is a type of arthritis that causes joint pain and swelling. Plantar fasciitis is an inflammation of the plantar fascia, a ligament in the sole of the foot. Gout occurs as a result of high uric acid levels in the body, which can form painful crystals around joints. Plantar...
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Medicine that treats gout could also battle COVID-19
by University of Georgia Ralph Tripp, GRA Eminent Scholar of Vaccine and Therapeutic Studies at the University of Georgia. Credit: UGA As COVID-19 cases continue to skyrocket across the U.S. and the world, few options are available for treating patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2. But new research from the University of Georgia offers hope for a viable therapeutic...
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Gout: Combining 2 existing drugs doubles treatment success in new study
New research examines a potential new approach to treating severe gout. Boy_Anupong/Getty Images Gout is a form of arthritis that results from excess uric acid in the bloodstream and causes intense pain, swelling, and stiffness around a joint. Doctors often treat severe gout with pegloticase (Krystexxa), a medication that reduces uric acid levels, but the...
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Blood pressure drug linked to lower risk of gout
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER Boston – Affecting more than 7 million adults in the United States, gout is characterized by a sudden onset of pain, swelling and stiffness in the joints and caused by the formation of urate crystal in small spaces between joints that builds up when high amounts of uric acid circulate...
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Wearable Sweat Sensor to Measure Gout-Causing Compounds
Researchers from Caltech, Peking University in China, Santa Clara University, and University of California, Los Angeles have developed a new wearable sensor that can detect gout-causing compounds in sweat. The device relies on novel laser-engraved chemical sensors to detect gout-causing compounds uric acid and tyrosine at concentrations much lower than previously possible. Moreover, the same device...
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A Disease by Any Other Name
What will it take to see gout as a serious disease? Already an estimated 9.2 million people in the U.S. suffer from this painful form of arthritis[i] caused by too much uric acid in the body.[ii] We know that in just over two decades, all-cause hospitalizations for people with gout have increased over 400%, which...
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What is Pseudogout?
By Lois Zoppi, BAReviewed by Jennifer Logan, MD, MPH Pseudogout, also called calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD), is a form of arthritis that commonly affects the knees. It is characterized by the sudden and painful onset of swelling in one or more joints and is similar to gout. Symptoms can occur very quickly, sometimes over a few hours,...