How Long Does Gout Last: Treating Everything from Acute Gout Flares to Chronic Gout

Gout is a type of inflammatory arthritis that affects more than 9.2 million Americans—making it the most common type of arthritis of an inflammatory nature, even ahead of rheumatoid arthritis.

An Added Benefit from Treating Gout: A Reduced Risk for Dementia

By Richard J. Johnson, MDGout Education Society board member andProfessor of Medicine at the University of Colorado The pain of an acute attack of gout is all too well known, especially for many of you who are reading this blog. And, there is good evidence that the risk of more attacks can be reduced if […]

Can Financial Woes Trigger Gout Flares?

By Nancy Carteron, MD, FACR, Health Sciences Clinical Professor, University of California, Berkeley, and Board Member, HealthWell Foundation About one in five people living with gout admit that nothing is more painful than a gout flare. Beyond the pain associated with gout, is known to impact the quality of one’s life, causing people to miss […]

Gout In The Foot? But Where Else?

More often than not, gout will affect the foot, presenting symptoms in a joint that is red, swollen, hot to the touch, and extremely painful.

Umami: The Taste for Foods that Cause Gout

So much of our desire for food can be linked to taste. Today there are five major types of tastes that the taste buds on our tongue can sense.