Regular Updates on the Many Forms of Arthritis
Gout is a painful condition resulting from a buildup of urate crystals in joints, most often in the toes. Urate crystals develop due to elevated uric acid levels in the blood and are generally attributed to high levels of sugar intake.
A recent study published in the April 2008 Archives of Neurology concludes that high levels [...]
Gout is a painful condition which results from high levels of uric acid in the blood. Over time the uric acid forms crystals in the joints which leads to inflammation, stiffness and pain.
Normally, the kidneys remove uric acid from the blood and eliminate it in urine. But the kidneys in those with gout do not [...]
Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc, has been conducting a clinical trial of its experimental gout treatment drug Puricase. Puricase is intended for use in patients that have not had success in treatment of their gout with other therapies.
The trial included 212 patients, of which 158 completed the randomized trial. The company reported that 19 of the patients [...]
The Arthritis Foundation recently came out with its list of the top 10 arthritis events for the year 2007. This series will focus on those events.
#3: Projections of Increases in Doctor-Diagnosed Arthritis and Arthritis-Attributable Activity Limitation
It is estimated that 46 million adults in the U.S are afflicted with rheumatoid arthritis or other rheumatic conditions [...]
Researchers, led by Dr. Hyon K. Choi of the University of British Columbia Department of Medicine, have looked into the link between sugar-sweetened soft drinks and the incidence of gout, a form of arthritis.
Most sugar-sweetened soft drinks contain large amounts of fructose, a naturally occurring simple sugar found in many foods, such as honey, tree [...]
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