Uric acid is a waste product of purine catabolism. This molecule comes to clinical attention when it nucleates to form crystals of monosodium urate (MSU) in joints or other tissues, and thereby ...

Could interleukin-1 antagonists be the answer to managing acute gout? Guidelines for the management of this disorder, issued by the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) and the British ...

(Photo Credit: Creatas/Getty Images) The good news about gout is that you can control it. Medicines help in two ways: They reduce pain during an attack and can reduce the uric acid buildup that ...

Acute gout flares, especially when polyarticular ... XOI treatment decreases renal uric acid excretion, the major route for elimination of uric acid and reduction of body uric acid stores.

High uric acid levels, or hyperuricemia, can lead to kidney stones and gout. While not a direct cause of kidney disease like ...

A swollen toe is a key sign of gout, a type of arthritis. But your ankle is at risk too. Here's what gout symptoms in an ...

Waking up with sudden joint pain at night? It could be high uric acid. Read on to know the hidden symptoms that strike while ...

High levels of uric acid increases the risk of getting gout. Uric acid has a solid crystal-like structure that can accumulate and form a bigger crystal. The formation of uric acid crystals at ...

The journey of Takeda’s gout med Uloric—which turned rocky in recent years—has come to an end in the U.S. This week, the medicine, first approved in 2009, was listed as discontinued on the ...