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Credit: Getty Images The intense pain and inflammation caused by gout may pose physical limitations that affect the mental and emotional health of patients living with the disease. Gout is an ...

Gout flares are associated with cardiovascular events. Treating gout to target serum urate levels prevents flares, but whether such treatment can also prevent cardiovascular events is unknown. An ...

Poor control of gout leads to recurrent flares of severe pain, work disability, joint damage and activity limitation. The cornerstone of effective management of the disease is long-term serum urate ...

An intensive weight loss program is safe for individuals with gout and obesity but does not ease gout symptoms compared with a "control diet" with basic nutritional counseling. Weight loss is ...

A new editorial study on Gout, Urate, and Crystal Deposition Disease discusses the 2022 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines for the management of gout. Study: Crystal ...

Acute gout is recognized as one of the most painful experiences known, on the same level as childbirth or visceral colic. Therefore, treatment of an attack should be initiated as soon as possible ...

Once considered a disease exclusive to the wealthy, gout has doubled in prevalence over the last few decades due to its ...

PHILADELPHIA — Patients with gout who underwent an intensive treat-to-target regimen of monthly up-titration of urate-lowering therapy (ULT) to reach a target serum urate level were significantly more ...

There are major gaps in quality of care in management of gout. Health care professionals should assess the serum urate level in patients at risk for gout and monitor serum urate regularly during urate ...

Since the 2006 guidelines on gout management, the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) has included “patient education and appropriate lifestyle advice” as the foundation of gout management in ...

An increasing incidence of hospitalization due to gout has been witnessed over the last decade, with a resultant increase in health care costs. Also, worryingly, many of the patients admitted to ...