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| Gout Article: The Lancet, Jan 2010 The most recent article on gout from the UK's leading medical journalGout. The Lancet. Jan 2010.pdf (781 KB)
GoutPal Note:
This is an excellent summary on the current understanding of gout, and how best to treat it. Towards the end, the authors note:
patient information seems to be an outst [...] | odo Mon 15 Feb 10 - 10:07 |
| Gout Doctor Required Do you know a good gout doctor?
It could be a gout specialist, e.g. a rheumatologist, or it could be your local MD who has given you great gout treatment.
Prompted by a tidying up of old forum discussions, I notice that there are occasional calls for recommendations for a doctor with good gou [...] | GoutPal Thu 28 Jan 10 - 08:18 |
| Febuxostat Side Effects Though most gout patients - or at least the ones who read GoutPal.com - understand the importance of lowering uric acid, many are concerned about medication side effects.
To put this into context, the side-effects of NOT lowering uric acid are extensive bone, cartilage, and tendon damage for gout [...] | GoutPal Thu 17 Sep 09 - 03:23 |
| Pegloticase Fails To Help Gout Patients The FDA have refused approval for pegloticase (branded as Krystexxa).
Against a background of concerns about the safety of this new gout treatment, the FDA have turned down Savient's application.
Resubmission is possible, but this is not feasible until 2010.
Pegloticase has been shown to be [...] | GoutPal Wed 5 Aug 09 - 11:29 |
| Is Krystexxa Ready To Make Its (Uri)Case Krystexxa comes before the FDA Arthritis Advisory Committee Meeting on Tuesday 16th June.
This is the latest stage to try and get approval for the second new gout drug this year.
Hot on the heals of Uloric, the US brandname for febuxostat, pegloticase (formerly known as PEG-uricase) seeks rele [...] | GoutPal Sun 14 Jun 09 - 08:29 |
| Rasburicase Following hot on the heels of my article about rasburicase and gout, I've just received a note about another aspect of using rasburicase.
As I mentioned, rasburicase lowers uric acid by catalyzing its oxidation to allantoin. This raises the problem of monitoring the patients uric acid levels. Onc [...] | GoutPal Wed 8 Oct 08 - 11:32 |
| Colchicine Side Effects Gout sufferers know that colchicine side effects are often unpleasant. Diarrhea, nausea and vomiting are common, but one side effect is less well known and much more dangerous.
I've written before about the potential problems with biaxin and colchicine. Biaxin labeling is supposed to carry a warn [...] | GoutPal Wed 27 Aug 08 - 12:45 |
| Gout Pain Relief Gout pain relief is the first stage of gout management. The second stage is treatment to reduce uric acid, but this can cause more pain and many people miss this vital treatment because they cannot tolerate the pain. Recent discoveries regarding gout pain have suggested an alternative approach that [...] | GoutPal Wed 27 Aug 08 - 12:43 |
| Febuxostat Clinical Trials Phase III clinical trials of febuxostat have started recently.
The organizers are still recruiting for volunteers to take part in these febuxostat clinical trials in states across America.
Febuxostat is a new drug for treating gout. I reported on the phase II trials in my December 2006 Newslett [...] | GoutPal Thu 1 May 08 - 10:36 |
| Cure Your Own Gout Can you cure your own gout?
You might have to.
If you do not take responsibility, and demand the right long term treatment, you will never cure your gout.
If you do not take action, the chances are nobody else will.
I get many messages from disillusioned gout patients who don't feel that th [...] | GoutPal Wed 30 Apr 08 - 04:48 |
| NSAIDs Research: Gee Up Gouty White horse courtesy of morguefile What do horses have to do with gout?
Not much, unless you tend to overindulge in The White Horse pub, but there is a link.
The nice thing about having a gout news page, is that you often spot interesting news items. My attention was drawn to "Research I [...] | GoutPal Thu 13 Mar 08 - 03:48 |
| Medication For Gout You asked GoutPal about medication for gout.
The key thing to remember is that all gout medication falls into two groups:
Pain Relief
Urate Lowering Therapy
I have given full information about all common gout pain treatments and all common urate lowering therapies at GoutPal.com.
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| Allopurinol Advice Needed (17 comments) There is a maximum number of replies built into the software that runs this site. Sorry, there is nothing I can do about that.
Low intensity gout attacks are common during the first few months of uric acid lowering treatment. This is from old crystals dissolving. As long as uric acid stays below [...] | GoutPal Sat 13 Mar 10 - 11:42 |
| Unusual Hip Gout (2 comments) What an unusual story! Is it possible that hip gout would be less painful than a smaller joint?
The hip is a large joint and to get gout there would hint of substantial deposits of UA which at least aren't somewhere else.
On the diet, if you cut back on the fleshy type protein and ,when hungry due [...] | trev Thu 11 Mar 10 - 12:56 |
| New Gout Treatment Goes To Trial (1 comments) Interesting. Hope it brings real positive progress. That toe gout image at the start.....ouchhhh! [...] | vegetarianGuy Sat 13 Feb 10 - 04:17 |
| Uric Acid Number, Uric Acid Number, Uric Acid Number (6 comments) Thanks for the numbers, Rich
My biggest concern is that whoever prescribed your allopurinol is being very lax to go over 10 months without a blood test. I think a follow-up visit is well overdue. If you have not had a gout flare by the time May comes around, you might be able to lower your allopu [...] | GoutPal Thu 4 Feb 10 - 10:55 |
| Water Kills Gout Pain 3 Ways (11 comments) I have to update my comment here about Fluoride removal.
I've checked the spec. on a new under the sink filter ordered and it does effectively remove 99% or more of the Fluoride as well as many other unwanted visitors [potential] to my body, including Chlorine.
It's important in this area to main [...] | trev Mon 1 Feb 10 - 05:41 |
| Gouty Arthritis Treatment (5 comments) [Comment consolidated from separate discussion]
As for resting (Recommendation 1), I note that only C grade evidence is available to support this. Although, in my experience, resting the affected joint, particularly when raising it above heart level, can ease the pain, I’ve found that gentle ex [...] | GoutPal Wed 13 Jan 10 - 05:26 |
| Bugged By Gout (3 comments) Quercetin and Red Wine
The study that mentioned red wine was “Flow injection determination of xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity and its application to food samples”, and the reference to red wine was so insignificant that I nearly discarded it as irrelevant. Then I read how several natural c [...] | GoutPal Wed 13 Jan 10 - 12:38 |
| Colchicine Killer Crisis (42 comments) I am posting this for Jonathan with whom I have spoken about the problems with Colcrys etc. IF you need to post this on another
area of goutpal, please do so:
I am a reporter at the Wall Street Journal newspaper interested in discussing the experiences of gout sufferers who take Colcrys or unbr [...] | Nancy Sparks Morrison Mon 11 Jan 10 - 09:36 |
| Lowering Uric Acid (12 comments) This point is well said “Lowering” of Uric Acid is not enough – you need to manage it. .... [...] | HARISH Wed 30 Dec 09 - 04:44 |
| Can I Stop Taking Allopurinol? (11 comments) hi brian,
could you please make bit more clearer.... you had AP for 6 yeares and AFTER 6yrs rashes started to show up? or you had rashes for 6 Yrs?
how strong AP did you take for 6 yrs? 300mg? 400mg? and could you also make it bit more clearer when you said you "reduced a quarter every three mo [...] | funandsmile1 Tue 29 Dec 09 - 07:25 |
| Allopurinol? (1 comments) Added to that are some abbreviations that keep cropping up in discussions here.
The 2 most common are AlloP and AP.
They all mean allopurinol, and I've made a start on reformatting the gout treatment pages. The links to allopurinol are the old ones, but they will be reformatted soon. There are [...] | GoutPal Wed 23 Dec 09 - 06:17 |
| Natural Remedy for Gout (2 comments) Good points!
There is increasing evidence to suggest that tea, coffee, milk and oranje juice can all be helpful to gout sufferers. I will be adding some reports to GoutPal.com soon.
How do you stay hydrated? [...] | GoutPal Mon 21 Dec 09 - 05:29 |
| Rasburicase and Gout (2 comments) As of October 16th this year, rasburicase approval is extended in the US to include adult chemotherapy patients. It remains as a daily intravenous infusion limited to a five day course.
The brand name is Elitek, manufactured by Sanofi Synthelabo.
I am preparing a reference page on GoutPal.com, [...] | GoutPal Mon 21 Dec 09 - 02:34 |
| Easy Baking Soda For Gout (18 comments) Indometacin is good for gout pain, but it does nothing to get rid of uric acid, which is what causes gout. Uric acid crystals build up every day your uric acid level is high. Some days this will cause inflammation and pain, other days it wont, but those crystals are damaging your bones, tendons, and [...] | GoutPal Mon 14 Dec 09 - 12:19 |
| Natural Uricosuric Agent (4 comments) I have found that a lot of my own health problems were my own doing. Poor eating habits and drinking are a big downfall for many myself included. When I lost weight and stopped drinking alcohol altogether (and stuck to it) even my blood pressure and sleep apnea improved. I think a lot of natural cu [...] | Rich Wed 9 Dec 09 - 04:55 |
| Uric Acid and Blood Pressure Medication (27 comments) Accuretic is hydrochlorothiazide and quinapril. It commonly causes gout.
You should go back to your doctor and discuss alternatives. Ask your doctor if the furosemide and losartan combination is suitable for you (taken separately with a few hours gap). [...] | GoutPal Sat 14 Nov 09 - 09:42 |
| Clinical Research for Gout - San Antonio, TX (1 comments) Here is some more information on clinical research conducted in various cities throughout US. I found out it is done in Houston, but you can find a city near you by calling: 1-877-734-6123. The followoing information is from Regeneron Pharma, who are conducting the trials of their new drug:
ht [...] | poboxusa Thu 5 Nov 09 - 09:00 |
| Tophi And Allopurinol (15 comments) That sounds suspiciously like your dose of allopurinol is not high enough, though it could be that tophi have compacted to the point where the crystals simply cannot dissolve.
You should be having regular uric acid tests. What are your latest results? [...] | GoutPal Sun 4 Oct 09 - 05:38 |
| Newest Gout Treatment Is The Oldest (12 comments) HI Guys!
Here are the two places where I have put comments/e-mails to the FDA
See this url for form for comments:
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/email/cder/comment.cfm
Write this e-dress for e-mail to fda
druginfo@fda.hhs.gov
thanks
Nancy [...] | Nancy Sparks Morrison Wed 23 Sep 09 - 06:51 |
| Home Cure For Gout (20 comments) Sgreed GP- Anecdotal evidence is not a guarantee for future success!
Also, there is the problem that under new legislation any food that produces a medical result will have to be marketed/licensed as a drug. [Pending Codex Alimentarius, EU moves etc]
So, in some ways that is enough to say that s [...] | trev Tue 22 Sep 09 - 12:44 |
| Can Aspirin Treat Gout? (10 comments) The risks of high dose aspirin leading to bleeding in the stomach is too high to consider safe use for Gout -without in-patient monitoring and invasive sampling IMO. [Ignoring other known side effects] [...] | trev Mon 21 Sep 09 - 03:11 |
| L-carnitine and Uric Acid (5 comments) I have been using L-Carnitine in drink format when I go to the gym on and off for the last 6 months. I had a really really bad attack of gout last October that immobilised me for about 3 weeks. I then started to lose weight and take Bi-Cabinate of Soda in small amounts to aclaise my body. I also too [...] | Martin Thu 17 Sep 09 - 06:22 |
| Apple Cider Vinegar - Does It Drive You Mad? (8 comments) The acetic acid concentrates when heated.
Using the culture is always good because it helps keep the natural population in your large intestine well populated and producing acetic acid.
If you can't tolerate acetic acid, you can make brews similar to Kombucha tea by letting them ferment in an [...] | George Glasser Thu 17 Sep 09 - 01:12 |
| Allopurinol Drug Recall (3 comments) The only recall that I am aware of is the Europharm one in Hong Kong. If you have had a different recall, please share the details of who recalled them, and why. [...] | GoutPal Sun 13 Sep 09 - 03:48 |
| Essential Gout Pain Relief (1 comments) You know, I've been to two different doctos and not one has mentioned Uric Acid to me.. Sometime I wonder if modern medicine even has a clue about the natural flow of the universe. [...] | Jeff Thu 10 Sep 09 - 09:16 |
| Allopurinol and Gout (8 comments) See Febuxostat: Be Euphoric About Uloric for details. Also extensive discussion of uloric in the gout forum (see search box below) [...] | GoutPal Thu 10 Sep 09 - 09:54 |
| Do Cherry Juice Gout Cures Work? (30 comments) A big thank you to everyone who has contributed their stories about cherry juice, gout and related stuff.
The page is getting rather long now, and slow to load, so I am going to close the comments.
Please add your gout and cherry (or cherry juice) stories in the gout cure or gout diet forums, [...] | GoutPal Wed 19 Aug 09 - 11:44 |
| Pegloticase (1 comments) This application for pegloticase (branded as Krystexxa) has failed to get FDA approval.
Please add any comments to that newer article [...] | GoutPal Wed 5 Aug 09 - 11:31 |
| Stubborn Gout Pain (12 comments) This is horrendous.
Unfortunately, it is true that gout spreads and gets more painful unless something is done to lower uric acid.
It is vital to see a rheumatologist who can look into many different ways to reduce uric acid. [...] | GoutPal Sat 25 Jul 09 - 01:04 |
| Is Doctor Allopurinol Killing You? (10 comments) This is one step away from being flagged (throughout the Internet) as spam.
What evidence is there for all the negatives against allopurinol.
Gout sufferers have enough trouble getting a doctor who understands the correct dosing of allopurinol, and how to monitor it for effective results. Why [...] | GoutPal Fri 10 Jul 09 - 01:22 |
| Gout Help In New York State (2 comments) And the all-important uric acid levels? [...] | GoutPal Mon 22 Jun 09 - 05:32 |
| Uloric: Be Euphoric (10 comments) We are here to give advice about gout, especially to help you understand what your doctor tells you, and which questions you need to ask.
If your doctor cannot help you find Uloric, then you should try to see a rheumatologist (this link gives instructions on how to find a rheumatologist in India) [...] | GoutPal Wed 10 Jun 09 - 09:13 |
| Gout and Club Soda (3 comments) I found your article really useful, especially the reference to high blood pressure patients. My wife drinks club soda all the time and very seldom water.
Thank you [...] | Eli Santana Sun 17 May 09 - 07:20 |
| Allopurinol Gout Treatment (4 comments) Take the allopurinol, but make sure it is being monitored properly.
You start with a low dose, and get frequent blood tests to adjust the dose so that uric acid level stays below 6mg/dL.
If you are not sure about this, please discuss your thoughts about allopurinol in the gout cures forum. [...] | GoutPal Sun 10 May 09 - 11:53 |
| Febuxostat One Step Nearer (3 comments) Is this drug available in Hong Kong? [...] | Gout sufferer Sat 11 Apr 09 - 08:41 |
| Will This Gout Remedy Bring Home The Bacon? (3 comments) Febuxostat now has FDA approval. It is released as Uloric. [...] | GoutPal Tue 17 Feb 09 - 04:58 |
| Gout Treatment: Clinical Trials (1 comments) Febuxostat now has FDA approval. It is released as Uloric. [...] | GoutPal Tue 17 Feb 09 - 04:54 |
| Allopurinol Medication: What Is The Truth? (2 comments) Great question.
Answer is - there is a missing factor. The reaction of your immune system.
The pain process is not:
Uric acid forms crystals. Crystals cause pain. Dissolving crystals removes pain.
I've described what really happens in my page describing how uric acid causes gout pain.
T [...] | GoutPal Wed 10 Sep 08 - 04:02 |
| Itchy Side Effects of Allopurinol (1 comments) Can Allupurinol 300mg (Zyloric) be taken along with Meloxicam 15mg [...] | Asgar Pasha Sun 7 Sep 08 - 03:54 |
| Uricinex: Does It Work? (11 comments) i'm looking for a distributor of uricinex in south africa urgently. used it and relief all symptons, now can't find a ditributor
please help me urgently many thanks [...] | andre lennox Thu 24 Jul 08 - 11:04 |
| Gout Treatments News (2 comments) Results have been trickling in over the last 2 years of Phase 3 trials.
The big milestone is getting approval to release this commercially. Application is expected this year (and may already have been made). Commercial production is expected next year - 2009.
As far as homeothapy is concerned, [...] | GoutPal Tue 8 Jul 08 - 09:12 |
| Liver And Allopurinol Side Effects (2 comments) I have opened up a forum topic to discuss allopurinol and liver function tests.
I will close comments here, so if you want to comment on this topic, or see other gout sufferer's comments, please follow the links to the gout forum. [...] | GoutPal Fri 16 May 08 - 08:12 |
| Natural Gout Remedy (3 comments) Hmm.
I'd call it a typo rather than a deliberate grammatical error, but it's fixed now, so nobody knows what you're talking about. I certainly don't ;-) [...] | GoutPal Wed 2 Apr 08 - 04:16 |
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