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Top five stories for National Gout Awareness Day
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Healio Rheumatology features the top stories for National Gout Awareness Day, which is held on May 22 by the Gout & Uric Acid Education Society.
Anti-hypertension diet linked with reduced risk for gout, Western diet linked with increased risk for gout
An anti-hypertension diet — that emphasizes fruits, vegetables, nuts, legumes, low-fat dairy and whole grains and a low intake of sodium, sweetened beverages and red and processed meats — was linked with a reduced risk for gout, according to a recently published analysis. In addition, the Western diet — which contains more red and processed meats, sweetened beverages, desserts, French fries and refined grains — was linked with an increased risk for gout. Read More.
VIDEO: Association s exist between osteoarthritis, gout
As there are associations between osteoarthritis and gout, Svetlana Krasnokutsky, MD, MS, from NYU Langone Medical Center, said there are also associations between osteoarthritis severity and gout. In addition, she talked about how the environment of an osteoarthritic joint could allow for uric acid crystallization and lead to gout. Read More.
Speaker: Opportunity to better understand, more effectively treat pseudogout exists
DESTIN, Fla. — While often undetected and understudied, pseudogout may be as treatable as rheumatoid arthritis and gout. Read More.
Hyperuricemia, hypouricemia linked with greater risk for cardiovascular events in patients with gout
Hyperuricemia and hypouricemia were linked with an increased risk for cardiovascular events among patients with gout, according to a recently published study that used electronic medical records data. Read More.
VIDEO: Need for additional gout treatment
The chronic component of gout is not often recognized, Machelle Manuel, PhD, vice president of medical scientific affairs at Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, said. She added that there is a need for additional treatment for this disease. Read More.