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Self-Help Measures for Gout

Written by Joanna Karpasea... on March 14, 2010 - 4:45am

The most effective self-help measure for gout is not to get it in the first place. There are several things you can do to reduce your chances of suffering from this painful disorder.

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Joint Inflammation: Your Guide to Gout

Written by Joanna Karpasea... on March 14, 2010 - 3:13am

Gout is an inflammation of the joints caused by having too much urate in your blood. Urate, or uric acid is produced by your body to break down purines in your food and drink. Purines are found in all living things including foods, as they make up the chemical structure of the cells. However, meat, fish and alcoholic drinks have the highest concentration of purines.

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Gout, An Overview, Part 2

Written by Samara Kelly on October 27, 2009 - 6:46pm

In Monday’s article we covered the who, what, where, when and why of gout. I think there are only a few things we didn’t cover on our mission to turning you into a gout expert. If, after reading the last article, you examined your medical and family history, the phase of life you are in, and your current lifestyle and feel like your chances of gout rose up to the top of the gout-o-meter, then I suggest you grin and bear the rest of this article.

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Gout, An Overview, Part 1

Written by Samara Kelly on October 25, 2009 - 7:06pm

Gout. Gout rhymes with pout, shout, out and about. However, rhyming still doesn’t give you a medical explanation of what you are possibly experiencing - not in my lifetime of rhyming anyway.

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Colcrys Approved for Acute Gout, Mediterranean Fever

July 31, 2009 - 4:17pm

FRIDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) -- Colcrys has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat acute gout and familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), two inflammatory disorders. The drug's active ingredient, colchicine, is derived from the dried seeds of the autumn crocus plant.

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