Gout

Gout News

  • Purine Intake Linked to Recurrent Gout Attacks Purine Intake Linked to Recurrent Gout Attacks Purine intake, especially from animal compared with plant sources, is associated with an increased risk for recurrent gout attacks, a new study has found.
    Medscape Medical News, May 31, 2012
  • Rilonacept Down but Not Out for Gout Flare Prevention A panel of advisers to the U.S. FDA unanimously voted not to recommend approval of the interleukin-1 (IL-1) inhibitor rilonacept (Arcalyst, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals) for use in gout prevention.
    Reuters Health Information, May 22, 2012
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Gout Perspectives

  • Gout and the Antihypertensives Gout and the Antihypertensives The risk of gout is high in patients with hypertension. Which classes of antihypertensive drugs augment that risk? Which classes of drugs reduce it?
    Medscape Cardiology, April 12, 2012
  • The Case of the Portly Politician Who Couldn't Stay Awake The Case of the Portly Politician Who Couldn't Stay Awake Guess who this portly patient is and decide how he would be approached today in another historical case from this popular series.
    Medscape General Surgery, November 2, 2011
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