Uric acid may increase likelihood of severe osteoarthritis
The amount of uric acid in one's joints may increase the likelihood of severe osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis worldwide, according to Kraus and her collaborators.
The researchers looked at 159 people, who had knee osteoarthritis but no history of gout, a type of arthritis triggered by uric acid crystals in the joints.
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Pisetsky: On being a doctor
When a WWII veteran presented him with a list of numbers, David Pisetsky, MD suddenly understood something important about his long-time patient and the generation he represented.
Each time I scheduled Charlie's next appointment, I worried that I would never see him again.