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Health Encyclopedia: Chronic Gouty Arthritis
Gout - chronic; Gouty arthritis - chronic
Treatment
Chronic gouty arthritis is treated with drugs like probenecid or sulfinpyrazone, which reduce uric acid levels. Another approach is to use allopurinol, which blocks the
Colchicine can be added to prevent further
Expert & Community Posts
World Arthritis Day: "Small Things Matter"
By Christine Miller , Health ExpertOctober 12, 2007 was World Arthritis Day and, while it has already come and gone, we think this is... Read more »
Individualization and Follow-up are Key to Successful Exercise Pr
By Christine Miller , Health Expert...A recent article in the online December issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism compared the... Read more »
Ask the Expert: Rheumatoid Personality?
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert...at 16 years of age with JRA (juvenile rheumatoid arthritis), two physicians told me that there... Read more »
October 12 is World Arthritis Day
By Christine Miller , Health ExpertOn October 12, 2006, People With Arthritis/Rheumatism in Europe (PARE) Manifesto will be... Read more »
Not exercising at all? How about PACE?
By Christine Miller , Health ExpertThe People with Arthritis Can Exercise (PACE) Program, developed by the Arthritis Foundation, is a... Read more »
Health Guide
Rheumatoid Arthritis Doesn't Boost Risk for Hearing Loss
...News) -- In a finding that contradicts previous research, a Mayo Clinic study says that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) does not increase the risk of hearing loss. The study included 29 people, aged 40... Read more »Information on Rheumatoid Arthritis Medications
From the FDA Consumer Magazine, March-April 2005 by Carol Rados Few people with arthritis would be willing to stop taking a medication that works, especially when nothing else has. But what if joint... Read more »New Treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis
...effects are issues patients must consider. To read the story, visit WSJ, New Treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis. You will need a subscription to read the article. HealthCentral's RA expert,... Read more »Anxiety Disorders Associated with Migraine Disease
...because those around us often don't understand them. "...Painful conditions like Migraine and arthritis could increase a patient's anxiety about the pain, or panic attacks may be mistaken... Read more »Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Infections: Treatment
...antibiotic treatment. However, some patients go on to develop late-stage Lyme disease, which includes Lyme arthritis and neurologic Lyme disease.Slightly more than half of patients infected with... Read more »Images
See how the aging process can affect your joints.... Read more »
Medications
...Cyclosporine is also used to treat severe rheumatoid arthritis and a certain skin condition... Read more »
...Cyclosporine is also used to treat severe rheumatoid arthritis and a certain skin condition... Read more »
...to reduce pain, swelling, and joint stiffness from arthritis. It is also used to relieve mild to... Read more »
Related News
Research your meds on the Treatments tab
October 03, 2008Our new Treatments tab makes it easier for you to find articles on the specific medications you take. To see how many articles we have on a... Read summary »
Ask the Editor: COX-1 vs. COX-2 painkillers
October 03, 2008By Amy Tudor Newsletter Editor I've had arthritis for years and I was wondering if you could answer a question about painkillers for me. Can you... Read summary »
Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Genetic Link?
June 16, 2008By Kate McHugh, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a debilitating condition affecting... Read summary »
Assessing Arthritis
May 16, 2007PITTSBURGH (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Right now, most doctors rely on the way an arthritic's joints look and feel to assess the efficacy of their... Read summary »
New Hope for Rheumatoid Arthritis
January 19, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- People with rheumatoid arthritis are generally either lacking a gene needed to keep their immune system from attacking their... Read summary »
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