What Is Gout? Gout is a painful condition that occurs when the bodily waste product uric acid is deposited as needle-like crystals in the joints and/or soft tissues. In the joints, these uric acid crystals cause inflammatory arthritis, which in turn leads to...

Pathophysiology Gout is the most common form of inflammatory joint disease and is associated with crystal formation and inflammatory arthritis. It is one of the oldest diagnoses, leading back to Greek civilization. Today in the United States, approximately 4% of the...

Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder that disrupts the normal sleep-wake cycle. Although this condition can appear at any age, it most often begins in adolescence. Narcolepsy is characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness. Affected individuals feel tired during...

Epilepsy YESTERDAY Epilepsy refers to a large group of neurological disorders characterized by chronic, spontaneous seizures. By the 1960s, scientists had made great strides in detecting patterns of abnormal electrical activity in the brain that cause epileptic...

Can drinking liquid help prevent or relieve kidney infections? Yes. Drink six to eight, 8-ounce glasses a day. Talk with a health care professional if you can’t drink this amount due to other health problems, such as urinary incontinence, urinary frequency, or kidney...