Dec 12, 2024 · Physicians must consider questions related to medications, lifestyle advice, and long-term follow-up for their patients with gout.

Feb 27, 2024 · Women with gout had a higher risk for CVD than men, and younger adults had a more pronounced risk than controls.

Hyperuricemia and gout are common features of the so-called metabolic syndrome, alongside hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia and obesity – the traditional CV risk factors.

High uric acid levels in the blood are a precursor of gout, the most common inflammatory arthritis in adult men. It is believed that coffee and tea consumption may affect uric acid levels but only ...

Two gout experts debated whether first-line urate-lowering therapy should consist of a xanthine oxidase inhibitor or should instead be tailored to the mechanism of a patient’s hyperuricemia.

May 30, 2024 · Metformin use not only prevented the progression to diabetes but also lowered the risk for gout in individuals with prediabetes.

Those findings led the researchers to develop a whole foods, plant-based diet and test its effect on serum uric acid in patients with gout, as well as gout disease activity and cardiovascular ...

May 29, 2025 · Four to five cups of coffee daily can reduce gout attacks in men by up to 40% through increased uric acid excretion, while more than six cups may reduce attacks by 59%, …

Apr 27, 2000 · Question I sometimes see an elevated phosphatase level when monitoring liver function tests for a statin protocol. What are the reasons for an elevated phosphatase level? …

Nov 18, 2024 · Researchers have identified separate gut bacteria species that can metabolize purines and urate, suggesting that microbial pathways might be leveraged through probiotics …