Gout

Former 'Times' Food Critic Gets Gout

NYTimes.com | Posted 03.22.2012

A question that I’m constantly asked by people who know that I spent more than five years as The Times’s restaurant critic is what my most memorab...

Sugary Beverages and Their Bitter Effects

Eric Ding, Ph.D. | Posted 01.23.2012

Eric Ding, Ph.D.

I'm often asked the question, "What is the single most harmful food in our diet today?" The evidence is mounting that it is the excess consumption of sugary beverages in our diet.

5 Old-Time Diseases Still Around Today

The Huffington Post | Amanda Chan | Posted 12.18.2011

The bubonic plague. Scarlet fever. Polio. Diseases of the past, and no longer on this Earth, right? Wrong. Many old-time diseases are still pr...

CON GAMES: Con Man Knows Gout

Michael Conniff | Posted 10.15.2011

Michael Conniff

I woke up with gout in my shin last night so I thought I had better alert the media. I know gout the way Bill Simmons knows basketball; the way Joe B...

Nutrition And Chronic Conditions: What Hurts And Helps

Leo Galland, M.D. | Posted 08.01.2011

Leo Galland, M.D.

With the growing body of scientific evidence, the importance of nutrition in prevention, wellness, anti-aging and combating disease is now beyond a doubt.

How Do You Get the Gout?

Linda Larrowe Bergersen | Posted 07.18.2011

Linda Larrowe Bergersen

One of the latest drugs being advertised is for relief of the gout. Its disclaimer states that in taking the drug, "your gout may flare up when you s...

Foods To Avoid If You Have Joint Pain (PHOTOS)

Health.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Gout is an extremely painful inflammation of the joints caused by a buildup of needle-sharp uric-acid crystals. The big toe is the most common targe...

The Gout: Scourge of the Holiday Season

Dr. Rock Positano | Posted 11.17.2011

Dr. Rock Positano

Tis the season to beware of the dreaded gout! Next thing you know your knee, ankle, or big toe starts throbbing in the middle of the night.