— Four addressable factors appear key by Kristen Monaco, Staff Writer, MedPage Today November 24, 2020 Reducing four particular risk factors for gout could slash incident cases in men, researchers reported. Over a 26-year period, about 77% (95% CI 56%-88%) of men likely could have avoided gout if they likewise avoid four major risk factors […]
— Results support need for interventions to reduce the excess risk in this population, researchers say by Nancy Walsh, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today April 21, 2020 Older individuals with gout were at increased risk for incident heart failure, a large population-based cohort study found. Among participants enrolled in the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences […]
Date Posted: 4/30/2019 2:16:57 PM As a central characteristic of gout, hyperuricemia is defined as a serum uric acid concentration higher than 7.0 mg/dL. Hyperuricemia occurs as a result of an imbalance between uric acid synthesis and excretion but is thought to mostly be influenced by decreased renal excretion. Earlier studies showed glycine reduces uric […]
But no benefit seen with fish oil sans fish by Nancy Walsh, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today March 27, 2019 Consumption of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA), which are contained in fatty fish such as salmon, mackerel, and sardines, was associated with a significant decrease in the risk of gout flares, a large online […]
BMJ Rai SK, et al. This trial is formulated in order to analyze the correlation between the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) and Western diets with the risk of gout in men. The DASH diet appears to be linked with a lower risk of gout. Its impact on lowering uric acid levels in patients […]
– Blood pressure diet shows ancillary benefits in men by Nancy Walsh, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today May 12, 2017 Men who adhered to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet significantly lowered their risk of gout, analysis of data from a large prospective study found. Among 44,444 men enrolled in the Health Professionals […]
April 13, 2017 Clinical Rheumatology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Participants adhering to either the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet or a control diet underwent repeated serum uric acid (SUA) measurement to evaluate the time required for the DASH diet to affect SUA levels. The participants following the DASH diet had a reduction in SUA of […]
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine , 11/01/2016 Lu WW, et al. The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of acupuncture therapy in the treatment of acute gouty arthritis. In context of the findings,, the authors illustrate that acupuncture is an effective and safe therapy for patients with gouty arthritis. […]
Pam Harrison August 25, 2016 The DASH diet lowers elevated serum uric acid levels to almost the same extent as pharmacological preparations in individuals at risk for gout, a large intervention trial indicates. “The DASH diet is a well-known diet for blood pressure, a condition common in 75% of gout patients, so we wanted to […]
Janis C. Kelly January 13, 2016 A low–glycemic index (GI) diet including foods such as legumes, dairy products, and some fruits might help prevent the development of gout or the occurrence of gout flares, according to a new analysis of diet and plasma uric acid. Stephen P. Juraschek, MD, PhD, a fellow in the Division […]
Cardiovascular assessment warranted at diagnosis, especially with other risk factors by Wayne Kuznar Contributing Writer At the index date of gout diagnosis, a significantly greater percentage of gout patients had Afib compared with controls (7.42% versus 2.98%, P<0.001). The prevalence of Afib at the index date was significantly higher in both men (6.69% versus 2.49%) […]
New research backs belief that tomatoes can be a gout trigger Date: August 19, 2015 Source: University of Otago Summary: People who maintain that eating tomatoes can cause their gout to flare up are likely to welcome new research that has, for the first time, found a biological basis for this belief. People who […]
Published: Dec 11, 2014 Story Source By Nancy Walsh, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Among patients with gout, the risk of an attack was more than doubled during the night compared with the daytime hours, researchers reported. During the first 8 hours of the day, from midnight until 8 a.m., the odds ratio for a […]
RESEARCH · November 26, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE When mice were treated with yeast polysaccharide and potassium oxonate, their serum uric acid levels rose. This effect was inhibited by treatment with resveratrol. Resveratrol activates Sirt1, which is involved in uric acid metabolism. In this study, treatment with resveratrol lowered serum uric acid levels and counteracted foot […]
Lara C. Pullen, PhD October 03, 2014 Story Source A 2010 rule that was originally designed to diagnose gout in the primary care population has now been shown to perform equally well in a secondary care population of patients with monoarthritis. The rule is used when joint fluid analysis is not an option, and it has been shown to […]
Published: Oct 2, 2014 By Nancy Walsh, Senior Staff Writer, Story Source: MedPage Today Action Points Note that this U.K. population-based study documented an independent association between gout and subsequent development of diabetes. Be aware that several important potential confounders, such as family history and diet, were not able to be included in the analysis. […]
Laurie Barclay, MD August 29, 2014 Patients with gout, particularly women, have increased risk for vascular disease, according to findings of a study published online August 27 in the Annals of Rheumatic Diseases. “Hyperuricaemia, the biochemical precursor to gout, has been linked with an increased incidence of, and mortality from, both [coronary heart disease (CHD)] and stroke,” write Lorna E. Clarson, MBChB, […]
Regular exercise significantly lessened the excess mortality risk associated with elevated serum uric acid, a large Taiwanese study found. by Nancy Walsh, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today July 25, 2014 Action Points Regular exercise significantly lessened the excess mortality risk associated with elevated serum uric acid, a large Taiwanese study found. Among individuals whose serum […]
Chuanhu anti-gout mixture versus colchicine for acute gouty arthritis: A randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, non-inferiority trial – Full Text International Journal of Medical Sciences , 07/14/2014 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article Wang YG, et al. – The Chuanhu anti–gout mixture has been used for many years in the treatment of gout in Chinese Traditional Medicine, and […]
Medscape Medical News > Conference News Alice Goodman June 15, 2014 Full Story PARIS — Erectile dysfunction (ED) is common and often severe in men suffering from gout, according to the results of a cross-sectional survey of men who presented to a rheumatology clinic. “These results strongly support the proposal to screen all men with […]