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First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Update on diagnosis and treatment of gout

Gout sufferers have less physical function, poor quality of life and more comorbidities Pic: Source/Rex FeaturesDr Shaheef Alraqi , Consultant Rheumatologist at the Arthritis and Rheumatology Clinic in Dublin, provides an overview of the ... [Published Irish Medical Times - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Patient, Allopurinol, Uric Acid

First reported Jun 04 2013 - Updated Jun 04 2013 - 1 reports

Vitamin C and gout: an interview with Prof. Lisa Stamp

Which previous studies have suggested that vitamin C moderates gout risk?A previous study in by Choi et al in the USA showed that people with a higher vitamin C intake have a lower risk of gout. There are also studies in healthy volunteers that suggest ... [Published News-Medical.Net - Jun 04 2013]

Entities: Vitamin C, Uric Acid, Patient, Stamp, Allopurinol

First reported May 28 2013 - Updated May 29 2013 - 2 reports

Expert recommends CV check for patients with gout

PATIENTS presenting with gout should be routinely assessed for CV disease, according to an expert.Rheumatologist Associate Professor Nicola Dalbeth, of the University of Auckland, told the ARA conference that gout was on the increase in Australia, particularly ... [Published Medical Observer - May 29 2013]

Entities: Patient, Serum, Allopurinol, Diuretic

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Vitamin C does not lower uric acid levels in gout patients

(NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Week -- Despite previous studies touting its benefit in moderating gout risk, new research reveals that vitamin C, also known ascorbic acid, does not reduce uric acid (urate) levels ... [Published NewsRX - May 24 2013]

Entities: Uric Acid, Vitamin C, Allopurinol, Patient

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Vitamin C may not treat gout: study

By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Daily vitamin C supplements"It's not that the vitamin C didn't reduce the uric acid level at all, it's just so small that it wouldn't make a difference from the patients' perspectives," said Dr. Lisa St ... [Published Yahoo! News - May 22 2013]

Entities: Uric Acid, Vitamin C, Allopurinol, Arthritis

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Vitamin C and Gout

Vitamin C or L-ascorbic acid, or simply ascorbate (the anion of ascorbic acid), is an essential nutrient for humans and certain other animal species. Vitamin C has been advocated for many other therapeutic uses. Vitamin C functions as an antioxidant and ... [Published Environmental News Network - May 20 2013]

Entities: Vitamin C, Uric Acid, GOUT

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Vitamin C No Help in Gout (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Vitamin C supplements didn't lower uric acid levels in patients with gout when given either alone or in combination with allopurinol, an open-label pilot study showed. ... [Published MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for ph ... - May 16 2013]

Entities: GOUT, Vitamin C, Allopurinol, Uric Acid

First reported Mar 19 2013 - Updated Mar 19 2013 - 1 reports

Gout drug 'relieves angina'

“A drug commonly used to treat gout can also relieve angina,” BBC News reported. It said that, although effective drugs for angina already exist, allopurinol could be a cheaper option.This study looked at the effects of allopurinol in 65 people with stable ... [Published Selkirk Today - Mar 19 2013]

Entities: Allopurinol, Placebo, CHEST PAIN, Drugs, GOUT

First reported Mar 19 2013 - Updated Mar 19 2013 - 1 reports

There is prevention for gout attacks

Dear Dr. Roach: It seems that this is a bad year for gout. I havent had it for several years, but this time I have it in my big toe and the toe next to it. It is very difficult to go through a day with such extreme pain. Many of my friends either have ... [Published Marshfield News Herald - Mar 19 2013]

Entities: Prednisone, Uric Acid, GOUT

First reported Mar 07 2013 - Updated Mar 07 2013 - 1 reports

Dundee University experts find anti-gout drug’s cardio ‘benefits’

Professor Allan Struthers.DC ThomsonDundee University researchers have found that an old and inexpensive anti-gout drug offers hope for heart disease patients.The team, led by Allan Struthers, professor of cardiovascular medicine, has shown that allopurinol, ... [Published Tayside and Fife Courier - Mar 07 2013]

Entities: Allopurinol, Drugs, Heart Disease

First reported Jan 25 2013 - Updated Jan 25 2013 - 1 reports

Orphan designation: Allopurinol sodium, for the: Treatment of perinatal asphyxia

[Published Orphan designations - Jan 25 2013]

Entities: Allopurinol, Asphyxia, Sodium

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Mayo researchers find rheumatic condition gout may be due to flare-ups in other joints [Published News-Medical.Net - Jun 15 2013]

"We also want to find out if this strategy reduces the frequency of gout attacks and improves the quality of life for gout patients."

Joints other than big toe linked to higher risk of gout flare-ups [Published Arthritis Research UK - Jun 12 2013]

"Those patients are more likely to have cardiovascular disease. Doctors should be particularly careful to manage their cardiovascular risk" says Dr. Matteson, a study co-author

Big toe isn't biggest culprit in gout flare-ups; other joints tied to higher risk [Published Medical Xpress - Jun 11 2013]

Lead author Professor Lisa Stamp, from the University of Otago in Christchurch, New Zealand, said: "While current treatments are successful in reducing the amount of uric acid in the blood, there are many patients who fail to reach appropriate urate levels and need additional therapies. Vitamin supplementation is one such alternative therapy and the focus of our current study, which looked at the effects of vitamin C on urate levels in patients with gout."

Vitamin C in gout patients [Published Geriatric Medicine - May 28 2013]

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