High uric acid levels can lead to formation of crystals leading to inflammation. Here is how it may affect your kidney too.

Does visiting bathroom every now and then, also called frequent urination indicates that your uric acid levels are way too ...

While surgery may be an effective option to remove kidney stones staying adequately hydrated can help manage the condition ...

For centuries, gout has been a grossly misunderstood condition, often linked to overindulgent, affluent, and typically ...

FOR centuries, gout has been a deeply misunderstood disease, associated only with jolly, indulgent, and often big men. When ...

A diet focusing on vegetable proteins may help people reach nutrient goals while minimizing uric acid increases. While a low purine diet can help prevent kidney stones or gout flare-ups ...

A bladder stone the size of a baseball—and with growth rings inside it just like a tree trunk—was spotted inside a 72-year-old woman. The woman, who has been paralyzed from the chest down for 30 years ...

Kidney stones can start small but can grow larger in size, even filling the inner hollow structures of the kidney. Some stones stay in the kidney, and do not cause any problems. Sometimes, the kidney ...

Because the reduction of blood pressure associated with beer consumption is minimal, the best ways to lower blood pressure ...

Deep urothelial cells are smaller and are associated with urological disease, such as bladder carcinoma, ureteric stones or hydronephrosis ... calcium phosphate or uric acid crystals is common ...

Arthritis Care Research News Alerts. 2007;57(5):816-821. High uric acid levels in the blood are a precursor of gout, the most common inflammatory arthritis in adult men. It is believed that coffee ...