Gout sounds like a disease that shouldn’t exist anymore, especially since it’s referred to as the “disease of kings” because of its connection to royal leaders like Henry VIII, who lived with the ...

Vitamin C added little to the urate-lowering effect of standard gout treatment and was clinically ineffective when used alone, according to a small randomized trial published online May 16 in ...

A new injectable drug may help some very sick gout patients who don't get better with usual treatment, according to a new study. The research was designed and funded by the pharmaceutical company ...

Eating cherries lowers gout incidence by 35 percent. Sept. 28, 2012— -- If a doctor diagnoses that crushing pain in your big toe as gout, relief just might be a bowl of cherries. A new Boston ...

The differences between gout and pseudogout include where the pain happens and the kinds of crystals that cause it. Treatment also differs. Gout most commonly happens in the big toe. It can also ...

Gout is on the rise among U.S. men and women, and this piercingly painful and most common form of inflammatory arthritis is turning out to be more complicated than had been thought. The standard way ...

Gout is famously caused by eating certain foods, but did you know there are some foods that can soothe the painful symptoms of gout? Here’s everything you need to know about gout, what causes it, and ...

People who suffer from gout may be less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease, according to surprising new research. The painful condition, which is on the rise in the UK, is caused by higher levels ...