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What Are the Major Types of Arthritis?
- Sue Benzuly, RN HealthDay Reporter
- April 17, 2023
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Arthritis strikes millions of Americans, leaving them with aching, inflamed joints that make it hard to move around without pain.
It is the leading cause of disability and most common in women, but is it the same for everyone?
Absolutely not. There are over 100 dif...
Gout Flare-Ups Could Raise Heart Risk for Weeks After
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- August 3, 2022
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When gout flares up, the joint pain is often excruciating. But that's not the only worry tied to this common inflammatory arthritic condition.
A new British study warns that gout flares double the risk for
Gout Medicine May Also Help Fight Heart Failure
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- May 23, 2022
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The anti-inflammatory benefits of a common gout medicine may help save the lives of heart failure patients, researchers say.
The medication, colchicine, could...
Common Gout Drug Is Safe in Patients With Kidney Issues
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- January 26, 2022
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Allopurinol, a frequently used gout medication, does not appear to drive up the risk for dying among gout patients who also struggle with chronic kidney disease, new research shows.
The finding is based on an analysis of two decades worth of British health records. And i...
Gout Drug Colchicine Won't Help Fight COVID-19
- November 25, 2021
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Add an inexpensive gout drug to the growing list of medications touted as potential COVID-19 treatments -- only to offer no apparent benefit.
The anti-inflammatory drug colchicine doesn't lessen COVID severity, the risk of death or shorten hospital stays, a