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 ...

However, when uric acid levels in the blood rise too high, they can form sharp crystals that deposit in the joints and tissues. These crystals can trigger inflammation, pain, and swelling ...

Excess uric acid builds up in the bloodstream ... inflammatory arthritis that forms when calcium pyrophosphate crystals deposit in the joints and soft tissues. It can cause similar symptoms ...

Gout is an inflammatory condition of the joint which is caused by a deposition or excess of urate (uric acid) crystals in the joints. The urate crystals are extremely inflammatory to the joint and ...

Unlike gout, though, the symptoms of pseudogout are caused by deposits of tiny crystals of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate rather than uric acid. In pseudogout, the joint-most often affected is the ...

Monosodium urate crystals dissolve and are eliminated from joints and soft tissues as serum uric acid levels drop below its saturating point (400 μmol/l). Time to crystal clearance relates to ...

Arthritis Care Research News Alerts. 2007;57(5):816-821. High uric acid levels in the blood are a precursor of gout, the most common inflammatory arthritis in adult men. It is believed that coffee ...

Think of the kidneys as a filter—they need plenty of water to flush out uric acid efficiently. But here’s the trick: gulping down a large glass of warm water immediately after waking up starts ...

Hyperuricemia (HU) is a metabolic disorder characterized by elevated uric acid (UA) levels in the bloodstream, commonly diagnosed when UA levels exceed 420 µmol/L (7 mg/dL) in men and 350 µmol/L (6 mg ...