Allopurinal & Other Xanthine Oxidase Inhibition Benefits

Authors:

Pacher P, Nivorozhkin A, Szabó C.

Title:

Therapeutic effects of xanthine oxidase inhibitors: renaissance half a century after the discovery of allopurinol.

Published:

Pacher P, Nivorozhkin A, Szabó C.

A review of uses of allopurinol to treat conditions other than gout. Includes references to febuxostat and other new gout treatments to lower uric acid.

Uric Acid And Heart Attack Deaths

Authors:

Car S, Trkulja V.

Title:

Higher serum uric acid on admission is associated with higher short-term mortality and poorer long-term survival after myocardial infarction: retrospective prognostic study.

Published:

Croat Med J. 2009 Dec;50(6):559-66.

An investigation of a potential link between uric acid with short-term deaths and long-term survival from heart attacks.

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Uloric Prescribing Information

Author:

Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.

Title:

Uloric Prescribing Information

Published:

Feb 2009.

Highlights page, followed by full prescribing information, including gout patient information for the febuxostat drug marketed as Uloric.

Febuxostat Versus Allopurinol

Author:

Reinders MK, Jansen TL.

Title:

Management of hyperuricemia in gout: focus on febuxostat.

Published:

Clin Interv Aging. 2010 Feb 2;5:7-18.

Review of febuxostat, with particular emphasis on the comparison with allopurinol as a gout treatment.

Febuxostat Review

Author:

Hu M, Tomlinson B.

Title:

Febuxostat in the management of hyperuricemia and chronic gout: a review.

Published:

Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2008 Dec;4(6):1209-20.

Comprehensive review of the properties of febuxostat and it’s application as a gout treatment following release in Europe under the brand name Adenuric.

Dietary Protein & Weight Reduction

Author: St Jeor ST, Howard BV, Prewitt TE, Bovee V, Bazzarre T, Eckel RH; Nutrition Committee of the Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism of the American Heart Association. Titled: Dietary protein and weight reduction: a statement for healthcare professionals from the Nutrition Committee of the Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism of the American Heart Association. Published: Circulation. 2001 Oct 9;104(15):1869-74.

Recommends a 15:55:30 protein:carbohydrate:fats ratio, but please read the accompanying analysis and background nutrition sources. Latest nutritional advice is to take care to avoid the dangers of such a simplistic view, and consider each case individually.

Gout, Diet & Alcohol Guidelines

Author:

Robert Terkeltaub.

Titled:

Health Professionals Follow-up Study on Gout: What Do We Now Tell Patients About Diet and Alcohol?

Published:

May 2004

American College of Rheumatology expert state-of-the-art review on relationship between diet, alcohol intake and gout.