Researchers will test whether a gout drug can help coronavirus-infected adults fight off the illness at home. Oxford University experts have begun trials on colchicine to discover whether it can speed up recovery time and stop people needing hospital care. The anti-inflammatory drug — which costs just 30p per pill — has been doled out … Read more
A drug normally used to treat gout may prevent hospitalised coronavirus patients from needing oxygen, research has found. Brazilian academics claim colchicine could be given to hospital patients battling moderate to severe Covid to help them recover quicker. The 75-person study showed the 30p pill helped reduce the time patients needed breathing tubes by more … Read more
A drug used to treat gout could slash the risk of Covid-19 patients requiring hospital treatment, a new study has found. Taking a daily dose of the anti-inflammatory treatment colchicine reduced the risk of coronavirus patients with underlying health conditions being admitted to hospital by 25 percent, the study of 4,000 subjects suggested. The Canadian … Read more
For seven years, Sue McDonagh struggled with agonising gout attacks so intense, it felt as though shards of glass were pressing into her right big toe, and at one point had her begging for an amputation For seven years, Sue McDonagh struggled with agonising gout attacks so intense, it felt as though shards of glass … Read more
Cases of gout are spiralling at an ‘astonishing’ rate across the world with 41million people now living with the agonising condition – up 7% from 1990 Gout cases soured round the world between 1990 and 2017, new research found It is usually caused by eating lots of red meat and drinking too much alcohol New … Read more
Could an old gout drug help treat coronavirus? Study suggests colchicine can fight inflammation and improve survival odds for COVID-19 patients by nearly 10-FOLD Researchers gave half a group of coronavirus patients colchicine, a drug commonly used to treat gout, and the other half a placebo Patients receiving colchicine had lower levels of proteins that are … Read more
DR ELLIE CANNON: Will a new diet end the agony of gout? By Dr Ellie Cannon for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:01 BST, 18 May 2019 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 18 May 2019 My husband has been diagnosed with gout. Can changing his diet help him? Most people are surprised to hear that I … Read more