The sudden, sharp pain of a gout flare-up can feel like a bolt out of the blue. While gout is notorious for its intense discomfort and unpredictability, a routine of gout self-care can make all the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you often find yourself sidelined by a sudden, throbbing pain in your joints, especially in your big toe, you may be suffering ...

When you think of arthritis, achy, warm, swollen joints probably come to mind. These are indeed some of the most common symptoms of arthritis. But did you know there are actually over 100 different ...

New research indicates that a drug commonly prescribed for gout may also lower the risk of heart attack and stroke when taken ...

For gout patients with large effusions, arthrocentesis followed by IA steroids will relieve the discomfort of the effusion and provide rapid pain relief. • Opioids: Opioids have no primary role in the ...

For gout pain that does not respond to conventional therapies, patients’ only remaining option is a drug from Amgen. But this biologic medicine introduces the same problem facing every therapeutic ...

I am a 50-year-old female in fair health who was recently diagnosed with gout. I experienced excruciating pain in my left big toe only that came in bursts, then would subside to a dull pain, followed ...