"Gout is a chronic disease with a genetic basis and is not the fault of the sufferer – the myth that gout is caused by ...

In subsequent attacks, more joints may be affected and the attack may become more severe. In some individuals, particularly the elderly, gout episodes become chronic, and crystals of uric acid ...

Febuxostat is a second-line option for patients with gout who are unable to take allopurinol due to hypersensitivity, intolerance, or lack of efficacy in achieving a target serum uric acid ...

This week's topics include the impact of lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), frailty as a predictor of dementia, a diabetes medicine in kidney stones and gout, and the impact of multiple chronic medical ...

Gout causes sudden flares of joint pain, which often arise during the nighttime, and in the big toe, though it may affect other joints including the ankles | Genetics And Genomics ...

Sweden’s Sobi has kicked off a rolling biologics license application in the US for SEL-212, vying to become a new option for patients with refractory chronic gout that doesn’t respond to ...

Real-world data show reduction in use of urate-lowering therapy among people with type 2 diabetes using SGLT2 inhibitors.

A major international study has found gout is a chronic illness where genetics is a major cause, rather than lifestyle choices of the sufferer. Led by University of Otago researchers, the genome ...

Uric acid crystals can accumulate under the skin and form lumps called "tophi." Chronic (long-term) gout can cause knee ...

Sudden and severe pain in the joints, particularly in the big toe, is a common sign of gout, which is caused by high uric acid levels. Swelling and Inflammation: Joints may become swollen, red, and ...

Intercritical gout. This is the time between gout flares when you have no symptoms, although uric acid levels are still high. Chronic gout. In this advanced stage of gout, hardened deposits of ...