Gout

Age, Drinking Raise Women's Gout Risk Study Shows 5 Drinks or More a Week May Triple Risk of Gout in Women WebMD Medical News By Salynn Boyles Reviewed by Laura...

New Drug May Help Fight Severe Gout Study Shows Rilonacept Decreases Pain in Gout Patients WebMD Medical News By Denise Mann Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD More from WebMD 1/3...

Vitamin C May Help Prevent Gout Study Shows Vitamin C From Food or Supplements May Reduce the Risk of Gout WebMD Medical News By Jennifer Warner Reviewed by Louise Chang,...

Fighting Gout With Skim Milk and Water New Studies Suggest Water and Skim Milk Can Help Treat Attacks of Gout WebMD Medical News By Charlene Laino Reviewed by Louise Chang,...

Gout on the Rise in the U.S. Gout Prevalence Up in the Past 20 years, Now Affects 4% of Americans WebMD Medical News By Bill Hendrick Reviewed by Laura J....

Wrong Shoes Make Gout Pain Worse Some Shoes That Seem Comfortable Can Actually Worsen Foot Pain, Researchers Say WebMD Medical News By Bill Hendrick Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD...

High Uric Acid Linked to Both Gout and Diabetes Study Shows People With High Uric Acid Levels May Have Higher Risk for Diabetes WebMD Medical News By Charlene Laino Reviewed...

Drug Already on Market May Be a Boon to Gout Patients Arcalyst Used in Tandem With Another Drug Helped Prevent Painful Gout Flare-ups WebMD Medical News By Salynn Boyles Reviewed...

Foods to Avoid if You Want to Avoid Gout Attacks Gout Flare-ups Nearly 5 Times as Likely in People With Diets High in Some Meats, Seafood WebMD Medical News By...

Gout Linked to Low Levels of Lead No Amount of Lead in the Blood Is Safe, Researchers Say WebMD Medical News By Matt McMillen Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD More...

Steroid Pill May Ease Gout Attack Study: Prednisolone Pills as Good as Naproxen at Treating Gout Attack WebMD Medical News By Miranda Hitti Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD More from...

2 New Gout Genes Discovered Scientists Find 2 More Gout Genes and Confirm a Third Gout Gene WebMD Medical News By Miranda Hitti Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD More from...

New Gout Drug Gets FDA Panel Nod Uloric, First New Gout Drug in 40 Years, Recommended for FDA Approval WebMD Medical News By Daniel J. DeNoon Reviewed by Louise Chang,...

Gout Survey Offers Peek at the Pain Most Gout Patients Believe the Disease Isn't Taken Seriously and That Their Complaints of Pain Are Often Dismissed as Overreaction, Survey Finds WebMD...

Study: Sugary Soda, OJ Raise Gout Risk in Women Beverage Industry Disputes Study, Says Fructose-Rich Drinks Are Not to Blame for Gout Risk WebMD Medical News By Denise Mann Reviewed...

High Uric Acid Linked to Both Gout and Diabetes Study Shows People With High Uric Acid Levels May Have Higher Risk for Diabetes WebMD Medical News By Charlene Laino Reviewed...

Wrong Shoes Make Gout Pain Worse Some Shoes That Seem Comfortable Can Actually Worsen Foot Pain, Researchers Say WebMD Medical News By Bill Hendrick Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD...

New evidence that links low levels of lead in the blood to an increased risk of gout suggests that currently acceptable levels of lead exposure are too high.

Gout has become a more common medical issue in the United States in the past two decades, at least in part because of the nation’s obesity crisis and a greater frequency of high blood pressure among the populace, new research indicates.

New studies show that high uric acid levels in the blood are associated with a nearly 20% increased risk of developing diabetes and a more than 40% increased risk of developing kidney disease.

Women who drink one or more sugary soda or glass of orange juice a day may be increasing their risk for developing gout, according to new research presented at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in Atlanta.

Wearing footwear such as sandals that look comfortable can actually worsen the pain of people with gout, according to a new study.