In approximately 70 per cent of cases, gout first appears in the big toe, which will suddenly become very tender, red and swollen. Often the pain comes during the night. Other symptoms are pain ...

Gout develops from hyperuricemia—high urate levels in the body—which causes sharp crystals to build up in the joint.

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 ...

Detecting gout before the symptoms become apparent is difficult. Men whose father and grandfathers suffer from gout are more prone to getting it. Once symptoms do appear, a test can find out how ...

A Mediterranean-inspired plant-based diet improved self-reported measures of gout as well as uric acid levels, a pilot study has found. Some foods are considered to be proinflammatory and ...