NEW ORLEANS — According to Mayoclinic.org, “gout is a common and complex form of arthritis that can affect anyone. It's characterized by sudden, severe attacks of pain, swelling, redness and ...

A research team has discovered that metformin, the most widely prescribed anti-diabetic drug, causes sugar to be excreted in the stool. Taking advantage of the new bio-imaging apparatus PET-MRI, they ...

Higher levels of sodium intake are reported to be associated with higher blood pressure. Whether this relationship varies according to levels of sodium or potassium intake and in different populations ...

For persons with cardiovascular disease or diabetes, urinary sodium excretion (a surrogate for salt intake) at higher levels or at lower levels compared to mid-range values was associated with an ...

With each 150-mg dose increase of allopurinol, patients with gout who had low fractional excretion of urate achieved a greater reduction in serum urate. Allopurinol appears to have a more pronounced ...

Owing to inconvenience of a 24-hour urine collection, diagnostic methods based on spot urine samples are becoming increasingly popular. Spot urine sodium measurements could replace 24-hour urinary ...