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Nov 22, 2021Nov 22, 2021

New Analysis Finds Gout Drug Colchicine Doesn’t Actually Lessen COVID-19 Severity or Stave Off Risk of Death

Nor does it cut hospital stay and is associated with high side effect risk. Colchicine, a cheap anti-inflammatory drug normally used to treat gout, doesn’t…

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Aug 04, 2020Aug 05, 2020

Gout Increasing Across the World at an Alarming Rate

The prevalence of gout — a form of arthritis characterized by severe pain, redness, and tenderness in joints — increased across the world at an…

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Sep 04, 2019

Modifiable Risk Factors Contribute to Gout

Elevated urate in the blood (hyperuricemia) is a precursor of gout, which is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis worldwide. A study published in Arthritis…