Lemon water: Rich in vitamin C, lemon helps alkalize the body and may assist in reducing uric acid levels. Squeeze fresh lemon juice into warm water and drink it daily. Cherry juice: Tart cherries are ...

High uric acid levels can lead to a condition known as hyperuricemia, which increases the risk of gout and kidney stones.

Colchicine can also help manage pain from gout when taken immediately after symptoms occur, and corticosteroids can help with inflammation, swelling and pain. Doctors may also prescribe a ...

A doctor can diagnose gout by examining the joints and looking for a pattern of swelling. “We will also look for uric acid crystals either in your joints or through a blood test,” says Iroku-Malize.

“Gout is a common type of arthritis that can be extremely painful,” Dr. Tochi Iroku-Malize, board chair of the American Academy of Family Physicians, tells Yahoo Life. “Symptoms include ...

Cherry eye in dogs is the term used to describe a prolapsed third eyelid gland (also called the nictitating membrane), which appears as a red swelling at the inner eye corner. A cherry eye may be ...

While I have not yet received the results of blood tests, I strongly suspect from symptoms I have been getting recently that I have gout! It's affecting my hand, especially my thumb. What I can't ...

The FDA’s latest nutrition rules target dried cherries and cranberries, putting small farmers at risk while offering zero ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is currently revising its guidelines for nutritional content claims on food, including what products can use the ... The Utah Tart Cherry Marketing Board ...