While genetics play a large role in gout, other factors can also increase your risk, such as your diet and, potentially, your weight. Gout is an inflammatory form of arthritis that affects the ...

A significant scientific discovery has challenged the long-held notion that lifestyle variables such as diet and alcohol ...

"Gout is a chronic disease with a genetic basis and is not the fault of the sufferer – the myth that gout is caused by ...

The word ‘gout’ often brings to mind lavish feasts, with plenty of red meat, fatty foods and alcohol consumed that triggers the condition that was once known as the "rich man’s disease".

“Gout is a chronic disease with a genetic basis and is not the fault of the sufferer – the myth that gout is caused by lifestyle or diet needs to be busted. “This widespread myth causes shame in ...

Conditions such as osteoarthritis, extensor tendonitis, and gout can cause pain on the top of ... such as eating a healthy diet and exercising regularly. If you have a foot injury, foot pain without ...

Background There is limited evidence on non-pharmacological interventions for gout. The aim of the study was to determine whether a footwear intervention can reduce foot pain and musculoskeletal ...

People were excluded in the study if they had (i) received any medication for foot pain in the previous 4 weeks, (ii) an acute gout flare at the time of assessment, (iii) history of surgery to the ...

"Gout is a chronic disease with a genetic basis and is not the fault of the sufferer - the myth that gout is caused by lifestyle or diet needs to be busted," Prof Merriman, of Otago’s Department of ...