Malik, Schumacher, Dinnella, and Clayburne compared the sensitivity and specificity of the above criteria with synovial-fluid analysis. 18 Results showed the following predictive values: Rome, 76.9%; ...

The prevalence of gout in patients with RA was significantly lower than the expected age- and sex-specific prevalence rate from the general population. [7] There are a number of reasons for this, ...

A new study published in the journal of Arthritis Research & Therapy suggests that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and gout may ...

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 ...

When you think of arthritis, achy, warm, swollen joints probably come to mind. These are indeed some of the most common symptoms of arthritis. But did you know there are actually over 100 different ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Rheumatoid arthritis and gout may overlap more than traditionally thought. Rheumatoid arthritis, specifically ...

In a recent study published in the BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, researchers performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to explore the effects of nanoparticles on gouty arthritis using animal ...

Understanding the type of arthritis, its causes, and management options is the first step toward living well with the condition.

For gout pain that does not respond to conventional therapies, patients’ only remaining option is a drug from Amgen. But this biologic medicine introduces the same problem facing every therapeutic ...

A clinical trial explores whether tailoring gout treatment to the underlying cause of elevated uric acid can improve outcomes. Credit: Stock Should doctors rethink the standard gout treatment? Gout ...

Probenecid (Benemid) is a uricosuric agent that inhibits the reabsorption of uric acid in proximal tubules of the kidney. 36 Pharmacologic therapy typically begins at 500 mg b.i.d. and gradually ...

The cohort included 813 patients with incident RA between 1 January 1980 and 31 December 2007. The characteristics of the 813 patients are listed in Table 1. All patients were 18 years or older; there ...