Article: Oldie but goodie works well for gout

Article: Low-dose colchicine relieves gout with fewer side ...
Family Practice News;  January 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... in treating acute gout flares, but produced far fewer side effects in a randomized ... colchicine to treat gout flare, a recommendation ... treat the pain of gout flares. Dr. Terkeltaub ... colchicine produced GI side effects at a significantly ...

Article: New Data Presented at ACR Meeting Demonstrates Colcrys(TM) ...
PR Newswire;  October 19, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... effective relief of gout flares with significantly reduced side effects and a greater margin ... patients living with gout," said Richard ... the treatment of gout, provide valuable ... colchicine while reducing side effects, and highlight potential ...

Article: New Data Presented at ACR Meeting Demonstrates Colcrys™ ...
Biotech Week;  November 4, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... Philadelphia (see also Gout). "These studies ... effective relief of gout flares with significantly reduced side effects and a greater margin ... the treatment of gout, provide valuable ... colchicine while reducing side effects, and highlight potential ...

Article: Gout Drugs
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.;      700+ words ... ... doses to help prevent gout attacks or in high doses ... The chance of serious side effects is greater when this ... regularly while taking gout drugs is important ... increase the chance of side effects. Special conditions ... problems if they take gout drugs. Before taking ...

Article: Lifestyle lessons to beat gout; You can combat this ...
The Independent on Saturday (South Africa);  July 28, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... have potentially negative side effects, and do not treat gout as they do not lower the level ... simply reduce inflammation. The side-effects include loss of bone density ... heart arrhythmia and more. Gout is most often associated with ...

Article: Gout Isn't Gone, Guys.
U.S. News & World Report;  May 30, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... diet/HQ00765) for people with gout; the Gout and Uric Acid Education Society ... especially cherries, can stave off gout attacks. My colleague, in fact ... those medications have unpleasant side effects, and he now swears by cherry juice ...

Article: Gout guidelines highlight risk factor analysis.
Family Practice News;  October 15, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Treatment in all stages of gout should be tailored to ... harmful or distressing side effects. The EULAR panel's recommendations for managing gout include the following ... gout. * During acute gout, oral colchicine and ... may cause serious GI side effects. A lower dose (0 ...