gout
9 arthritis myths we all need to stop believing
As Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Week begins, Lisa Salmon speaks to the experts.
Why a gout pill could cut high blood pressure - and boost your sex life
TOO much uric acid is well known to cause gout - painful inflammation in the joints, usually the big toe.
Ask the GP: My gout pills don't seem to be working
Q: EIGHT YEARS ago I developed a small swelling on my middle toe which was later diagnosed as gout.
Gout is on the rise - so why do so few patients get treatment they need?
AS an active young man in his 20s, Harry Tyndall was both shocked and scared to wake up one morning with an intense shooting pain in his right foot.
Gout flare-ups linked to risk of heart attack and stroke – study
The risk is highest two months after the flare, the study suggests.
Medieval 'bloodletting' could ease gout pain
COULD the medieval cure of bloodletting be a treatment for gout? A review of studies involving nearly 1,000 people suggests the ancient therapy, largely abandoned in modern medical practice, could in fact be nearly 40 per cent more effective at treating the condition than the painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs currently used.
Could porridge be to blame for my agonising flare-ups of gout?
Q: I HAVE had gout for 40 years, with flare-ups affecting my toes, ankle and wrist.