News tagged with uric acid
Study finds CT scans can help detect gout cases traditional tests miss
X-ray images known as CT scans can help confirm gout in patients who are suspected of having the painful condition but receive negative results from traditional tests, a Mayo Clinic study has found. The type of CT scan analyzed, ...
Nov 06, 2011 |
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New drug aids gout patients not helped by standard treatments
Injections of pegloticase, a modified porcine enzyme, can produce significant and sustained clinical improvements in 2 out of 5 patients with chronic gout that is resistant to conventional therapies, researchers report in ...
Aug 16, 2011 |
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Uric acid may increase likelihood of severe osteoarthritis
(PhysOrg.com) -- The amount of uric acid in one's joints may increase the likelihood of severe osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis worldwide, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center.
Jan 18, 2011 |
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Gout drug benefits kidney disease patients
A drug commonly used to treat gout may help maintain kidney disease patients' health, according to an analysis appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN). The resear ...
Jun 10, 2010 |
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Old gout drug found to benefit heart patients
(PhysOrg.com) -- A drug which has been used to prevent gout for more than 40 years has now been shown to be an effective treatment for angina, research at the University of Dundee has found.
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Jun 09, 2010 |
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Molecular prosthesis against gout
Researchers from the ETH Zurich's Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE) have devised a new method for preventing and permanently eradicating the cause of gout. It involves implanting a ...
Apr 01, 2010 |
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Obesity, hypertension, alcohol and diuretic use -- gout risk factors for women
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine found that women with serum uric acid levels over 5 mg/dl had a significantly lower risk of developing gout than men. This study, the first to examine the relationship ...
Mar 30, 2010 |
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Women with gout at greater risk of heart attack than men
Women with gout are at greater risk of a heart attack than men with the disease, indicates research published ahead of print in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
Feb 08, 2010 |
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Malfunctioning gene is a cause of gout (w/Video)
Having partnered last year with an international team that surveyed the genomes of 12,000 individuals to find a genetic cause for gout, Johns Hopkins scientists now have shown that the malfunctioning gene they helped uncover ...
Jun 19, 2009 |
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