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OBESITY GETS IN THE WAY OF GOUT TREATMENT, HERE’S WHY

Obesity significantly reduced the effectiveness of febuxostat-based urate-lowering therapy among men with gout, with those with obesity showing lower target achievement rates and more flares than their normal-weight counterparts. INTRO Gout is a form of inflammatory arthritis characterized by sudden,…

BEING OVERWEIGHT MIGHT REDUCE SUICIDE CHANCES

A RESEARCH STUDY IN SEOUL, KOREA SHOWS A RELATIONSHIP WITH OVERWEIGHT INDIVIDUALS AND REDUCED SUICIDE OUTCOMES. A recent study conducted by endocrinologists in Korea has revealed an inverse relationship between body weight and suicide risk. According to the research, Koreans…