Investigators analyzed data from 3613 patients in the UK with a history of gout. Higher serum urate values at baseline are associated with higher rates of recurrent gout flares.
The findings "support the value of target serum urate levels in gout flare prevention in primary care, where most gout patients are treated."
LONDON, Sept 2:People in the UK with folic acid prescriptions were 1.5 times more likely to get COVID-19 and 2.6 times more likely to die from the viral disease compared to the control group, according to a study. The research, published in the journal BMJ Open, also found that having a prescription for the antifolate drug methotrexate mitigated the negative impact of folic acid on COVID-19 when the two were given together. The researchers from University of California (UC) Davis […]
People in the UK with folic acid prescriptions were 1.5 times more likely to get COVID-19 and 2.6 times more likely to die from the viral disease compared to the control group, according to a study.