Tag Archives: Gout

Sugar-sweetened Beverages Increased the Risk of Gout

Posted on November 22, 2010 by wngai

If you have hyperuricemia or gout, you should stop or reduce your intake of sugar-sweetened sodas, orange juice, and fructose, according to new research published online November 10 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.  The data comes from the … Continue reading →

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FDA Approves Pegloticase (Krystexxa) for Refractory Gout

Posted on September 27, 2010 by wngai

Good news for patients with gout. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just approved a new agent, pegloticase (Krystexxa) for gout patients who are refractory to conventional therapy. The approval was based on data from 2 replicate, multicenter, … Continue reading →

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History of Gout is linked to an Increase Risk of Heart Failure Events

Posted on September 27, 2010 by wngai

It has been known that gout increases the risk of ischemic heart disease and mortality. A new study showed that gout is also associated with an increase risk of heart-failure hospitalization and death. In Montreal, Quebec, Canadian researchers performed an … Continue reading →

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