Getting Rid of Gout: A Guide to Management and Prevention - Couverture souple

Emmerson, Bryan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0195537483 ISBN 13 : 9780195537482

Editeur : OUP Australia and New Zealand, 1996

Synopsis

Gout is now the most treatable and preventable type of arthritis, yet one percent of the population still suffer from repeated attacks and the condition remains surrounded by myths and incomprehension. Bryan Emmerson, a leading world authority on nephrology specializing in gout, provides a complete background to an understanding of gout - an understanding that he argues is central to its prevention and treatment. He traces the condition from Hippocrates to the late-20th century, covering every aspect of gout likely to concern its victims, from biology to management and prevention. All the popular fallacies about the nature and causes of gout are discussed and subjected to scientific examination, yet in a way that is fully comprehensible to non-scientists. Is gout really a male-only problem? Does it only afflict the over-weight and middle-aged with extravagant tastes in food and drink? Should one never drink again once one has had gout? What effect does it have on life expectancy? How important is diet? The book ends with a chapter covering these issues and more, and offering practical, sympathetic advice. For those with a disease that can cause life-long suffering, "So you've got gout!" offers a path to better health and to the complete prevention of gout and its complications.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Anyone suffering from this traumatic arthritic condition will fully appreciate the new edition of Getting Rid Of Gout. Included in the new sections are updated dietary guidelines, including current research on the role of diet in preventing gout, and a description of the new medications available for its treatment. Bryan Emmerson, a recognised authority on gout, argues that if control of the elevated concentrations of uric acid can be achieved through either diet or medication modifications, gout attacks will cease and there will be no further complications. He goes on to outline how effective prevention of gout requires sufferers to understand their condition, one that can be a result of both genetic and lifestyle factors. Written in an understandable and sympathetic manner with the aid of diagrams and cartoons, Getting Rid of Gout offers sensible advice and dispels the popular fallacies about the nature and causes of gout.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: OUP Australia and New Zealand
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0195537483
• ISBN 13: 9780195537482
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 155
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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