The cohort included 813 patients with incident RA between 1 January 1980 and 31 December 2007. The characteristics of the 813 patients are listed in Table 1. All patients were 18 years or older; there ...

Gout is the most common type of inflammatory arthritis. Eating foods like red meat, alcohol, and shellfish make the symptoms ...

Gout sounds like a disease that shouldn’t exist anymore, especially since it’s referred to as the “disease of kings” because of its connection to royal leaders like Henry VIII, who lived with the ...

Probenecid (Benemid) is a uricosuric agent that inhibits the reabsorption of uric acid in proximal tubules of the kidney. 36 Pharmacologic therapy typically begins at 500 mg b.i.d. and gradually ...

The company is one of a handful developing a more “selective” URAT1 inhibitor, an approach that’s seen as a way to improve ...

This news will dampen some spirits — a new study finds that certain alcoholic beverages can raise the risk of developing gout, a painful form of arthritis. Men who booze at least five times a week ...

Gout is a type of inflammatory arthritis. It occurs when your blood has a buildup of uric acid. This acid causes crystals to ...

The prevalence of gout in patients with RA was significantly lower than the expected age- and sex-specific prevalence rate from the general population. [7] There are a number of reasons for this, ...

Malik, Schumacher, Dinnella, and Clayburne compared the sensitivity and specificity of the above criteria with synovial-fluid analysis. 18 Results showed the following predictive values: Rome, 76.9%; ...