Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Imagine a demon, or a dragon, sinking its teeth into your big toe! That’s how gout was ...

Gout is caused by the formation of uric acid crystals in joints. Most commonly it affects the joint at the base of the first toe (podagra) but almost any joint can be involved. The joint is often ...

A still-smarting convalescent from the occupational disease of British Prime Ministers was Britain’s Prime Minister last week. Hobbling gingerly after his first bout of gout (podagra) in 18 months, ...

This week, Dr. Christopher Madison, a family medicine physician with Coastal Carolina Hospital who practices at Bluffton-Okatie Primary Care, discusses gout. Question: A friend of mine complains about ...

A Nephrologic Perspective on the Management of Gout Gout is increasingly recognized in patients with chronic kidney disease, but the proper dosing regimen for traditional agents has not been ...