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What Are the Major Types of Arthritis?
- Sue Benzuly, RN HealthDay Reporter
- April 17, 2023
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Arthritis strikes millions of Americans, leaving them with aching, inflamed joints that make it hard to move around without pain.
It is the leading cause of disability and most common in women, but is it the same for everyone?
Absolutely not. There are over 100 dif...
Gout Flare-Ups Could Raise Heart Risk for Weeks After
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- August 3, 2022
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When gout flares up, the joint pain is often excruciating. But that's not the only worry tied to this common inflammatory arthritic condition.
A new British study warns that gout flares double the risk for
Gout Medicine May Also Help Fight Heart Failure
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- May 23, 2022
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The anti-inflammatory benefits of a common gout medicine may help save the lives of heart failure patients, researchers say.
The medication, colchicine, could...
Common Gout Drug Is Safe in Patients With Kidney Issues
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- January 26, 2022
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Allopurinol, a frequently used gout medication, does not appear to drive up the risk for dying among gout patients who also struggle with chronic kidney disease, new research shows.
The finding is based on an analysis of two decades worth of British health records. And i...
Gout Drug Colchicine Won't Help Fight COVID-19
- November 25, 2021
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Add an inexpensive gout drug to the growing list of medications touted as potential COVID-19 treatments -- only to offer no apparent benefit.
The anti-inflammatory drug colchicine doesn't lessen COVID severity, the risk of death or shorten hospital stays, a
In Early Trial, an Ancient Drug Shows Promise Against Severe COVID-19
- Amy Norton
- June 24, 2020
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There's new evidence that a 2,000-year-old medicine might offer hope against a modern scourge: COVID-19.
The medication, called colchicine, is an anti-inflammatory taken as a pill. It's long been prescribed for gout, a form of arthritis, and its history goes back cen...
Could an Ancient Drug Help Fight Severe COVID-19?
- Amy Norton
- April 22, 2020
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As researchers hunt for ways to treat severe COVID-19 infections, a new trial will ask whether an old arthritis drug can prevent serious complications in the first place.
The medication, called colchicine, is an oral anti-inflammatory that has long been prescribed fo...
Certain Diabetes Meds May Lower Gout Risk, Too
- Serena Gordon
- January 13, 2020
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Medications called SGLT2 inhibitors lower blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes. And new research suggests these drugs may have an added benefit -- lowering the risk of gout.
Compared with people taking another class of diabetes drugs (GLP1 receptor agonists), ...
Some May Be Vulnerable to Severe Skin Reaction While Using Gout Drug
- Steven Reinberg
- October 1, 2019
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Some gout patients with heart or kidney disease might be more susceptible to severe skin reactions while taking the gout medication allopurinol, researchers report.
"Our findings suggest that heart disease, like chronic kidney disease, is a risk factor for allopurino...
Many Americans With Rheumatic Disease Face Financial, Lifestyle Pressures
- Steven Reinberg
- September 30, 2019
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A new survey shows that rheumatic diseases can be crippling both physically and financially as patients struggle to live with the debilitating conditions.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 54 million U.S. adults and as many as 300,000 ...
Younger Gout Patients Have Higher Odds for Blood Clots
- Alan Mozes
- June 3, 2019
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Older age raises the odds of many ills, but for adults with gout, it's the younger ones who have the highest risk for developing a serious blood clot, new research indicates.
Gout patients of any age have a 25% greater risk of developing a blood clot deep in the ...
New Drug Could Help Those With Tough-to-Treat Cholesterol
- Dennis Thompson
- March 14, 2019
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People whose high cholesterol is resistant to treatment with statin drugs may soon have a new treatment option.
This new class of drugs helps block synthesis of artery-clogging cholesterol, researchers explained. The drugs target an enzyme called ATP citrate lyase (ACL...