Gout Stories
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DASH Diet Linked To Reduced Risk Of Depression
The diet is known to control hypertension, diabetes, gout and kidney disease and was named the best diet for the 8th year in a row by US News & World Report. -
Eat More Fruits And Veggies To Prevent Gout
Controlling gout may be as simple as following a healthier diet full of fruits and veggies, and lacking red meat and sweets. -
The 'Miracle Fruit': 6 Health Reasons To Add It To Your Diet
Eating Kerson fruit may alleviate health conditions, from diabetes to gastric ulcers. -
FDA Panel Votes In Favor Of Approving AstraZeneca's Gout Drug
If AstraZeneca's drug is approved, it will be the first in 60 years to address inefficient excretion in gout patients. -
Vitamin C May Be No Good For Lowering Urate Levels In Gout Patients: Study
Supplementation with vitamin C doesn't do much to lower uric acid levels in people who already have gout, researchers say. -
Eat Cherries to Lower Gout Attack Risk
Cherries lower gout attack risk by 35 percent alone and up to 75 percent if consumed while following standard gout treatment, says a new study. Even Low Blood Lead Levels Linked to Gout Risk
Even relatively low levels of lead in the blood may be linked to an increased risk of gout, a painful form of arthritis. Several abstracts on gout reveal true burden of disease and highlight promising new treatments
A Brazilian hospital-based study assessed responses to flu vaccines in 340 RA patients in regular follow-up compared to 234 healthy patients. Measures of protection obtained by vaccination (seroprotection rate (SP)) after immunization was over 20% lower for RA patients compared to healthy individuals (60.1% vs. 82.9% comparatively (p Women drinking more sugary soda at risk for gout
In a new research presented at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in Atlanta, it showed that women drinking more than one serving of sugary soda or orange juice per day are at an increased risk for developing gout as they grow older. Fructose-rich beverages associated with increased risk of gout in women
Consumption of fructose-rich beverages, such as sugar-sweetened sodas and orange juice is associated with an increased risk of gout among women, although their contribution to the risk of gout in the population is likely modest because of the low incidence rate among women, according to a study that will appear in the November 24 print edition of JAMA. Anti-gout drug may decrease risk for colorectal adenoma progression
Allopurinol, a relatively inexpensive anti-gout medication that has been on the market for more than 20 years, may have some activity against colorectal adenomas, according to data presented at the Ninth Annual AACR Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference, held here Nov. 7-10, 2010. FDA approves new drug for gout
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Krystexxa (pegloticase) to treat the painful condition known as gout in adults who do not respond to or who cannot tolerate conventional therapy.
