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Gout News

Health News Posted on May 26, 2012

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Medindia provides you with the latest news and research breakthroughs on Gout. Please find 38 such items on this topic.

Antihypertensive Drugs and Risk of Incident Gout Among Patients With Hypertension
Hypertension is one of the most common comorbidities of gout. Studies have shown that the presence of hypertension is independently associated with the risk of incident gout through reduce...

Antihypertensive Medications Associated With Gout
Blood pressure-lowering medications like calcium channel blockers and losartan may protect against gout in people with hypertension, according to a recent study. Gout is a conditio...

Skimmed Milk may Help Cut Gout Flares
Skimmed milk enriched with two components of dairy products may help reduce the frequency of gout flare-ups, shows research. Previous long term research has shown that the risk of ...

Clinical Trial Result: Rilonacept Significantly Reduces Gout Flares
Rilonacept, an inhibitor of the protein interleukin-1 (IL-1), significantly reduced acute gout flares that occur when initiating uric acid-lowering therapy, a phase II clinical trial found. ...

CT Scans can Help Detect Gout
Computerized tomography scanning (CT scan) appears to help in the diagnosis of gout. The type of CT scan analyzed, dual-energy computed tomography, is also valuable for diagnosing people wh...

Poor Footwear Choices Increase Foot Impairment and Disability in Gout Patients
Gout patients who make poor footwear choices experience higher foot-related pain, impairment and disability, a new study found. New research shows that use of poor footwear is common amo...

New Gout Drug Proves Effective
Patients with chronic gout who received the medication pegloticase showed greater improvement in uric acid measures as well as physical function and quality of life, shows study. Lo...

Surge in Prevalence of Gout in US Over Last Two Decades
The prevalence of gout among the Americans has risen over the last two decades with 8.3 million of the population suffering from it. Prevalence of increased uric acid levels (hyperuricem...

Gout Drug Rejected by FDA Panel
A US Food and Drug Administration panel almost unanimously voted down the recommendation for approving a gout drug developed by Novartis over fears of safety and side effects. The drug was ...

Dual-Energy CT Can Help Diagnose The Severity Of Gout
Duel energy CT has the potential to allow non-invasive diagnosis of gout, according to radiologists at the University of British Columbia. Gout is caused by the deposition of monosodium ...

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