"Gout is a chronic disease with a genetic basis and is not the fault of the sufferer – the myth that gout is caused by ...

Gout, a painful form of arthritis that affects millions worldwide, has long been misunderstood as primarily a result of poor ...

The disease was once called the 'rich man's disease' because of its association with fatty foods and alcohol, but a new study ...

A significant scientific discovery has challenged the long-held notion that lifestyle variables such as diet and alcohol ...

While genetics play a large role in gout, other factors can also increase your risk, such as your diet and ... may not receive accurate diagnoses or treatment, because doctors attribute their ...

People may feel too ashamed to seek preventive drugs that could control uric acid levels and stop their suffering.” Beyond ...

Diet plays a very small role in high urate levels but it is well established ... which lower the urate in the blood and prevent urate crystal forming in the joints (or dissolve them if they are ...

“Diet only triggers gout attacks in people with an immune system primed to respond ... leading to the formation of urate crystals in joints and the immune reaction that causes gout. While there are ...

Diet plays a very small role in high ... in the joints (or dissolve them if they are already there). Gout is a chronic disease, so treatment is lifelong.

A major international study has found gout is a chronic illness where genetics is a major cause, rather than lifestyle ...

Merriman’s research interests also include outcomes in gout, especially severity and drug response. He also applies genetic epidemiological techniques to understanding the causal relationships in gout ...