A report published in March 2009 in the Archives of Internal Medicine states that men with a higher intake of vitamin C appear to have a lower incidence for developing gout, an excruciating form of arthritis....

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered that bringing down levels of serum uric acid brought high blood pressure down to normal in teenagers. This study was designed to look into whether there...

Treatment for gout, a painful arthritic condition, involves lowering serum urate levels, which are always very high in gout patients. The irony is that high serum urate levels have been demonstrated as lowering the risk for Parkinson's disease...

More than half of all Americans consume 2 cups of coffee every day. Researchers have long debated the merits and demerits of the brew, believing that a cup o' Joe may impact on conditions...

Gout is one of the many varieties of arthritis. The disease is often sudden and comes with severe pain, heat, and swelling of the joints, but most of the time affects the big toe. Gout...

Gout - A Pain Like No Other Gout is a painful disease which manifests in attacks in the joints, primarily the big toe and lower extremities. Uric acid crystals collect in these regions and then, without warning, horrible...

Have you ever wondered what the symbol ‘pH' stands for? Do things like, personal hygiene, proper health, or probably horrible come to mind? It really stands for the power of hydrogen. But, what has...

It seems things are happening in the area of gout research and treatments these days. There have been a few new studies conducted and the results have influenced the production of new medicines to address the...