Arthritis & Rheumatism

UK rates of gout soaring, but treatment remains poor

UK rates of gout have soared since the late1990s, with one in every 40 people now affected by the condition - the highest in Europe - but treatment remains as poor now as it was then, reveals research published online in ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism

New evidence that 'gout' strongly runs in the family

It's historically known as 'the king of diseases and the disease of kings' and was long thought to be caused by an overindulgent lifestyle, but now scientists at The University of Nottingham have confirmed that 'gout' strongly ...

Cardiology

Gout drug offers hope for heart disease patients

(Medical Xpress)—Research at the University of Dundee has shown than an old, inexpensive anti-gout drug has benefits for heart disease sufferers and has the potential to one day help prevent heart disease, sudden deaths ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Gout not associated with increased risk of fracture, study finds

Gout, a painful inflammatory arthritis, is not associated with an increased risk of fracture, according to a large study led by Keele University, and published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

SGLT2i use linked to reduced risk for flare in adults with gout, T2D

For patients with gout and type 2 diabetes, sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) are associated with a reduced risk for recurrent gout flares and gout-primary emergency department visits and hospitalizations, ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism

New research shows early Maori probably suffered from gout

(Medical Xpress)—Discoveries of early Māori skeletal remains showing tell-tale signs of gout have been corroborated by new evidence that dispels the myth that the disease was largely an upper class European affliction ...

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