(Reuters) - Patients with the most serious form of childhood arthritis can get substantial symptom relief from a Novartis drug, researchers said on Friday, raising hopes for a product that had a recent setback in its application to treat gout.

Gout is one of the most painful arthritis conditions, and it’s no longer a problem only for older people. It’s now attacking people as young as 30.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A growing number of Americans are being diagnosed with the painful form of arthritis known as gout -- thanks in large part, researchers say, to the national obesity epidemic.

Gout is one of the most painful arthritis conditions, and it's no longer a problem only for older people. It's now attacking people as young as 30.

Cases of painful gouty arthritis have more than doubled since the 1960s. More and more Americans are looking for information on the treatment and prevention of the condition, giving rise to a new online resource for gout sufferers.Vancouver, BC (PRWEB) July 25, 2011 Cases of gout in Americans are on a decades long upswing. In fact, the incidence of gout doubled between the 1960s and the 1990s ...