Low Urate Limits for Gout Questioned in Study Low Urate Limits for Gout Questioned in Study
Low urate levels appear less risky when body composition is figured into the statistical analysis.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 18, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news

'Grind an owl into powder': book containing medieval cures published online
CURIOUS medieval "cures" - including a gout treatment that involved grinding a baked owl into a powder - are being shared online by Cambridge University Library. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 17, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Black Americans' High Gout Rate Stems From Social Causes Black Americans' High Gout Rate Stems From Social Causes
Primary care providers need to address disparities through more comprehensive care and referrals to rheumatologists.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - August 16, 2022 Category: Primary Care Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news

Ultrasound Helps Predict Gout Flares Over the Next Year Ultrasound Helps Predict Gout Flares Over the Next Year
Ultrasound findings of urate deposits and inflammation may predict gout flares over the next year, researchers in Italy and the UK report.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 16, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news

Gout More Prevalent Among Black Versus White U.S. Adults
TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 2022 -- Gout is more prevalent in adults self-reporting Black versus White race, but these differences are attenuated after full adjustment for all risk factors, according to a study published online Aug. 15 in JAMA Network... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 16, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Once the 'Disease of Kings,' Gout Now Reigns Through Poverty, Disparity
(MedPage Today) -- Racial and sex-based disparities in prevalence of gout may be explained by differences in diet, kidney health, and other key risk factors, a cross-sectional study found. After age-standardization, the prevalence of gout among... (Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - August 15, 2022 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news

Binge-eating and lack of exercise during lockdown has triggered huge increase in gout
It was once known as the 'disease of kings' - but hospital admissions for gout have surged due to binge-eating and exercising less during the lockdowns, figures suggest. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Study Finds Gout Flare-Ups May Increase Risk Of Heart Attack And Stroke
A new study offers a good reason to manage gout flare-ups. Here's what to know. (Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post)
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - August 5, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Gout May Increase Your Risk Of This Dangerous Health Condition
A new study offers a good reason to manage gout flare-ups. Here's what to know. (Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post)
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - August 5, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Transient Increase Seen in CV Events  Following Gout Flare
MONDAY, Aug. 8, 2022 -- Gout flares seem to be associated with a transient increase in the risk of cardiovascular events, according to a study published in the Aug. 2 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Edoardo Cipolletta,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 5, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Gout Flare-Ups Could Raise Heart Risk for Weeks After
Title: Gout Flare-Ups Could Raise Heart Risk for Weeks AfterCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/3/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/4/2022 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Arthritis General)
Source: MedicineNet Arthritis General - August 4, 2022 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news

Gout Flare-Ups Could Raise Heart Risk for Weeks After
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 3, 2022 -- When gout flares up, the joint pain is often excruciating. But that ' s not the only worry tied to this common inflammatory arthritic condition. A new British study warns that gout flares double the risk for heart attack or... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 3, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Heart attack: Flare-ups of common form of arthritis linked to the deadly condition - study
GOUT, a common form of inflammatory arthritis, has been linked to heart attack and stroke in a new study. Patients who experience gout flare-ups may be at increased risk, according to researchers. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Gout Flares Linked to Transient Jump in MI, Stroke Risk Gout Flares Linked to Transient Jump in MI, Stroke Risk
Causation is plausible, even suspected, say experts who urge aggressive CV risk-factor management in gout patients and perhaps more willingness to prescribe them a particular anti-inflammatory.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - August 2, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Gout Flare? Watch Out for Cardiovascular Events
(MedPage Today) -- As if gout flares aren't bad enough by themselves, they come with increased risk for myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke over the next 2 months, researchers reported. Among British gout patients, the incidence rate ratio for... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - August 2, 2022 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news