Allopurinol A Lifesaver

Gout Research:
Also see Allopurinol Tablets Give Kidney Disease Relief

Allopurinol and mortality in hyperuricaemic patients.

Luk AJ, Levin GP, Moore EE, Zhou XH, Kestenbaum BR, Choi HK.
Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of British Columbia, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, 895 West 10th Avenue, [...]

Gout Developments

Gout Research Review
Developments in the scientific and clinical understanding of gout
Gout is due to tissue deposition of monosodium crystals (MSU) that provokes a local inflammatory reaction and is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis in the elderly. The formation of MSU crystals is facilitated by hyperuricemia.
In the last two decades, both hyperuricemia and [...]

Hyperuricemia and Pyrazinamide

Uric Acid research:
Epidemiological survey of hyperuricemia as an adverse reaction to antituberculous therapy with pyrazinamide.
Taki H, Ogawa K, Murakami T, Nikai T.
Pharmacy Department, National Hospital Organization (NHO) Higashi Nagoya National Hospital, Meito-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi, Japan. takih@toumei.hosp.go.jp
PURPOSE: Pyrazinamide is an [...]

Uric Acid & Iron

Uric Acid Research
The association between serum ferritin and uric acid in humans.
Ghio AJ, Ford ES, Kennedy TP, Hoidal JR.
National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA.
OBJECTIVE: Urate forms a coordination [...]

Gout & Heart Disease

http://www.gout-pal.com/gout/2007/04/ has 2 reports, one of which is unreliable for linking.
Best to split this into two GoutPal.com Gout Research pages, then link to those.
First report is (Gout & Heart Disease)
Arthritis Rheum. 2006 Aug;54(8):2688-96.Click here to read Links
Gout and the risk of acute myocardial infarction.
Krishnan E, Baker [...]

Rasburicase and Uric Acid

Gout research study abstract from European review for medical and pharmacological sciences. 2007 May-Jun;11(3):179-84.
Is rasburicase an effective alternative to allopurinol for management of hyperuricemia in renal failure patients? A double blind-randomized study.
De Angelis S, Noce A, Di Renzo L, Cianci R, Naticchia A, Giarrizzo GF, Giordano F, [...]