Arthritis & Rheumatism
Steroid may be safe, effective gout treatment, study finds
(HealthDay)—A steroid pill may be as good as a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) for treating painful gout, new research suggests.
Feb 23, 2016
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
High levels of urate in blood associated with lower risk of Parkinson's disease
Men who have high levels of urate, also known as uric acid, in their blood may be less likely to develop Parkinson's disease, according to a study published in the Jan. 13, 2016, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal ...
Jan 13, 2016
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Medications
Zurampic approved for gout
(HealthDay)—Zurampic (lesinurad) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to control blood levels of uric acid associated with gout.
Dec 23, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mysterious disease may be tied to climate change, researcher says
A mysterious kidney disease that has killed over 20,000 people in Central America, most of them sugar cane workers, may be caused by chronic, severe dehydration linked to global climate change, according to a new study by ...
Oct 8, 2015
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Cardiology
High uric acid levels linked to greater mortality
(HealthDay)—High serum uric acid levels are associated with greater risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, but not cancer mortality, in elderly adults, according to a study published online Aug. 16 in the Journal ...
Aug 25, 2015
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Research backs belief that tomatoes can be a gout trigger
People who maintain that eating tomatoes can cause their gout to flare up are likely to welcome new University of Otago research that has, for the first time, found a biological basis for this belief.
Aug 19, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gout medications might be useful in treating alcohol-induced liver disease
New research in mice shows that two commonly used gout medications, which target uric acid and adenosine triphosphate, may offer protection from alcohol-induced liver disease and inflammation. These findings suggest that ...
Jul 31, 2015
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Cardiology
Uric acid may lessen women's disability after stroke
Uric acid - a chemical at high levels can lead to serious illness - may lessen women's disability after stroke, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Stroke.
Jul 9, 2015
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Cardiology
Testosterone and fenofibrate yields strongest effect on cardio risks
(HealthDay)—A combination of testosterone and fenofibrate may offer men with high cholesterol and late-onset hypogonadism the most cardiometabolic benefit, according to a study published online May 29 in Cardiovascular ...
Jun 17, 2015
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Gout may lessen chances of developing Alzheimer's disease
People who have gout are significantly less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, concludes research published online in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
Mar 4, 2015
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