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More Vitamin C May Mean Less Chance of Gout
Posted 3+ months ago by Drugs.com
MONDAY, March 9 – Consuming more vitamin C may help reduce a man's risk of gout, according to researchers who studied almost 47,000 men over a 20-year span.
During that time, more than 1,300 of the men developed gout. Compared with those whose vitamin C intake through food and supplements was less than 250 milligrams a day, the risk for gout was 17 percent lower among men with a daily intake of 500 to 999 milligrams, 34 percent lower for those who took in 1,000 to 1,499 milligrams, and 45 percent lower with a daily intake of 1,500 milligrams or more.
For every 500 mg increase in vitamin C intake, the risk for gout fell 17 percent, the researchers calculated. Read more...
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Uloric Approved for Gout
Posted 3+ months ago by Drugs.com
MONDAY, Feb. 16 – Takeda Pharmaceuticals' Uloric (febuxostat) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat gout, a painful condition characterized by elevated levels of uric acid that can build up in the blood, joints and soft tissue.
Uloric is the first new treatment option in more than four decades for gout, a chronic condition affecting more than 5 million Americans, the Japanese drug maker said in a news release. It's the most common inflammatory arthritis in men 40 and older. Read more...
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