High levels of uric acid, which is a waste product, can trigger a gout attack. Gout flare-ups can come with pain, swelling, redness, and difficulty moving the joint and typically last one to two ...
Systemic inhibition of interleukin (IL)-1 with rilonacept (IL-1 Trap) could be an effective therapy for the pain and inflammation associated with acute gout. As demonstrated in a novel mouse model ...
Gary Ho, the co-founder of the Gout Support Group of America, remembers walking across his college campus in Southern California at age 24 in 1994 and feeling intense pain in his ankle.
Gout is the most common arthritis, affecting men 3-4 times more than women. A significant scientific discovery has challenged the long-held notion that lifestyle variables such as diet and alcohol ...