What causes gout, what are purines and are there any natural food remedies? A dietician explains which foods to eat and what to avoid.

Too much uric acid in your blood can cause a range of issues from gout to kidney stones. Uric acid forms in the body when the body breaks down purines in foods and drinks. While kidneys usually flush ...

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Better treatment of gout will mean that fewer patients will be subject to long-term treatment with NSAIDs or prednisone, with associated benefits in blood pressure, diabetes and renal function.

If you want to manage your gout symptoms, there are other things you can do besides losing weight, such as eating a nutritious diet, limiting foods high in purines, avoiding alcohol, and managing ...

Doctor Edward Dwyer knows gout when he sees it. The throbbing agony drives many patients to seek medical help. Doctors generally prescribe one of three different treatments fo this type of searing ...

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Researchers at an academic rheumatology department in the Netherlands prospectively developed a diagnostic rule for gout using data from 381 consecutive patients with monoarticular arthritis who ...

Professor Merriman hopes these findings will lead to improved treatment for gout sufferers. “We hope that, in time, better and more accessible treatments will become available with the new ...

If you’ve tried these remedies and still struggle with constipation, or if you experience severe symptoms like rectal bleeding or persistent abdominal pain, it’s time to consult a health care ...

Gout is often associated with drinking too much or not eating healthily enough, but new research suggests genetics play more of a factor in developing the arthritic condition than previously thought.