Gout can be used to cut hospital times for coronavirus by reducing the need for oxygen therapy
Brazilian researchers found colchicine, which is used to treat gout, helped reduce the need for oxygen therapy by more than a third in hospital coronavirus cases in a 75-patient study. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 4, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Weight Loss May Be Paramount Lifestyle Change in Preventing Gout Weight Loss May Be Paramount Lifestyle Change in Preventing Gout
Prior gout research, although it addressed lifestyle issues, had not quantified the impact of obesity on incident gout cases, noted first author Natalie McCormick, PhD.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - December 23, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news
What Foods Cause Gout?
Title: What Foods Cause Gout?Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/16/2020 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/16/2020 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Arthritis General)
Source: MedicineNet Arthritis General - December 16, 2020 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Colchicine a Case Study for What's Wrong With US Drug Pricing Colchicine a Case Study for What's Wrong With US Drug Pricing
A Medicare/Medicaid analysis shows a prolonged public-spending burden, despite generics available outside the United States for pennies a pill. Meanwhile, use widens from gout to MI, even COVID-19.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - December 2, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Gout drug Colchicine to be tested as COVID-19 treatment in UK trial, Reuters
The RECOVERY trial, which is world ' s largest clinical trial of treatments for patients hospitalised with COVID-19, will randomly allocate at least 2,500 patients recruited to receive the anti-inflammatory colchicine, as inflammation is considered to play a major role in COVID-19. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - November 30, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Allopurinol and Mortality in Gout
No abstract available (Source: Lippincott's Bone and Joint Newsletter)
Source: Lippincott's Bone and Joint Newsletter - November 22, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Snapshot Source Type: news
Gout treatment: A ‘bed cage’ could ease any joint discomfort
GOUT is a form of inflammatory arthritis that typically affects the joint in the big toe. How can you avoid knocking the sensitive area? A 'bed cage' could be the answer. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 4, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gout symptoms: The first sign you could have the potentially disabling form of arthritis
GOUT can be a crippling form of arthritis - once known as the 'disease of kings'. Mistakenly linked to overindulgence, this dire condition isn't reserved for nobility, it can affect anyone. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - October 23, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Experiencing a gout attack? This herbal remedy may alleviate symptoms
GOUT symptoms can be excruciating and regular attacks can diminish your quality of life. Fortunately, applying a particular herb to the affected area has been shown to relieve symptoms. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - October 13, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Is the Main Cause of Gout
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Source: eMedicineHealth.com - September 23, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Are YOU getting the right pills to help beat crippling gout?
For seven years, Sue McDonagh struggled with gout attacks so intense, it felt as though shards of glass were pressing into her right big toe, and at one point had her begging for an amputation. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 31, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Common medicine used to treat gout found to prevent progression of coronary disease
(Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research) A major clinical trial involving 5,500 patients in Australia and the Netherlands found heart attacks and the need for coronary stenting or bypass surgery reduced by 30% in patients taking low dose colchicine, an old and widely available drug commonly used to treat gout. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 31, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Gout treatment may aid patients with congenital heart disease
(University of Cincinnati) A drug used to treat gout, probenecid, may improve heart function in individuals with a particular heart defect, according to results from a small pilot study run by a University of Cincinnati researcher. Individuals with congenital univentricular circulation ran better and their heart performed better while taking probenecid. The change was small partially because of the small number of study participants. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 27, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
EULAR: Amputations of body parts: The combination of diabetes and gout significantly increases
(European League Against Rheumatism) Compared to the average population, people suffering from both gout and diabetes have a 25 times higher risk of requiring an amputation of peripheral limbs such as feet, toes or lower legs. This is the result of a study presented by experts from the US at the virtual annual congress of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) 2020. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 13, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Cases of gout are spiralling at an 'astonishing' rate across the world
Experts at the University of Sydney, who carried out the review, described the pace of increase as 'astonishing'. Evidence is beginning to show the condition is driven by genetics. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 6, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
