A research team at the University of Virginia Hospital System found that a regularly-used medication for gout, called colchicine, helped improve the survival rates of hospitalized heart failure ...

Colchicine, a cheap and widely used gout drug, may help prevent heart attacks and strokes in people with cardiovascular disease. Trials involving nearly 23,000 patients show meaningful reductions in ...

Gout causes sudden, severe toe joint pain triggered by alcohol, purine-rich foods, trauma, or dehydration. Attacks show ...

Colchicine is an anti-inflammatory drug prescribed to treat gout. Prices vary depending on insurance but range between $5 to ...

In a phase 2 trial, firsekibart — an IL-1 beta antibody — outperforms colchicine in preventing acute gout flares over 12 ...

A cheap gout medication, colchicine, shows significant promise in preventing heart attacks and strokes for individuals with ...

A low dose of colchicine — a commonly used gout drug — helped reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with ...

Just 1 in 3 people with gout was prescribed recommended preventive medication within a year of diagnosis, according to a new study from King’s College London (KCL). Even fewer – just 1 in 6 patients - ...

The choice and dosage of drugs may need to be modified when treating gout in patients with chronic kidney disease. Data on treating gout in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is lacking ...

A newly identified genetic marker may significantly improve the ability to predict life-threatening reactions to the gout medication allopurinol in U.S. patients. While the gene HLA-B*58:01 has long ...

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 ...