Gout

Gout is a form of acute arthritis that causes severe pain and swelling in the joints. It most commonly affects the big toe, but may also affect the heel, ankle, hand, wrist, or elbow. Gout usually comes on suddenly, goes away after 5–10 days, and can keep recurring. Gout is different from other forms of arthritis because it occurs when there are high levels of uric acid circulating in the blood, which can cause urate crystals to settle in the tissues of the joints.

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- Vitamin C lowers gout risk in men - 6.8
- ABCG2 gene mutation causes gout - 6.6
- Women with gout at greater risk of heart attack - 6.5
- Sugary soft drinks linked to gout in men - 6.4
- New genes linked to gout - 5.7
- Takeda's Uloric febuxostat approved for hyperuricemia in gout - 4.7

Gout articles

Women with gout at greater risk of heart attack
Women with gout are at greater risk of a heart attack than men with the disease, indicates research published ahead of print in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

Shoe choice may cause foot pain
Women who make poor shoe choices early in life suffer with foot pain in later years, revealed by researchers. The new study is published in the October issue of Arthritis Care & Research, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American College of Rheumatology.

ABCG2 gene mutation causes gout
Johns Hopkins scientists out a gene for gout - ABCG2 gene mutation is responsible for causing the joint inflammation and pain that are symptoms of gout.

Vitamin C lowers gout risk in men
Men with higher vitamin C intake appear less likely to develop gout, a painful type of arthritis, according to a report in the March 9 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Takeda's Uloric febuxostat approved for hyperuricemia in gout
Teijin Pharma Limited and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited announced that on February 13, 2009, Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc., received FDA marketing approval for ULORIC (febuxostat) for the chronic management of hyperuricemia in patients with gout.

New genes linked to gout
Researchers have identified two new genes – and confirmed the role of a third gene – associated with increased risk of higher levels of uric acid in the blood, which can lead to gout, a common, painful form of arthritis.

Sugary soft drinks linked to gout in men
Consumption of sugar sweetened soft drinks and fructose is strongly associated with an increased risk of gout in men. Gout is a joint disease which causes extreme pain and swelling. It is most common in men aged 40 and older. It is caused by excess uric acid in the blood (hyperuricaemia) which leads to uric acid crystals collecting around the joints.

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What is Gout
Gout is a form of acute arthritis that causes severe pain and swelling in the joints. It most commonly affects the big toe, but may also affect the heel, ankle, hand, wrist, or elbow. Gout usually comes on suddenly, goes away after 5–10 days, and can keep recurring. Gout is different from other forms of arthritis because it occurs when there are high levels of uric acid circulating in the blood, which can cause urate crystals to settle in the tissues of the joints.

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