If you’ve ever been going about your day only to get hit with excruciating joint pain, it could be gout. While this type of arthritis is often associated with sharp, sudden pain in the big toe, gout ...

Gout – only rich, old men get it, right? Wrong! The truth is, gout can affect both men and women of all ages, economic standing and backgrounds. More than 8.3 million American adults have gout, and ...

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 ...

High uric acid, medically known as hyperuricemia, occurs when the body has more Uric acid than it can remove. The extra uric ...

Better clinical care and compliance might prevent most gout cases that require hospitalization, according to new research. Gout is a chronic disease that involves painful joint swelling and redness.

Dear Mayo Clinic: Years ago, I had gout in my toe, but I didn’t need medication other than ibuprofen. After it went away, I never had any other issues. But over the past few weeks, it has come back ...

Gout is on the rise among U.S. men and women, and this piercingly painful and most common form of inflammatory arthritis is turning out to be more complicated than had been thought. The standard way ...

DEAR DR. BLONZ: Is there any problem with eating fish, especially salmon, if you have gout? If so, does the problem also apply to fish-oil supplements? I also read that high doses of vitamin C are not ...

Gout causes sudden flares of joint pain, which often arise during the nighttime, and in the big toe, though it may affect other joints including the ankles or knees. It is the most common type of ...

Considered the most common type of inflammatory arthritis, gout primarily affects joints in the feet. However, it can also affect other joints, including those in your fingers. Gout is a type of ...