NEW ORLEANS — According to Mayoclinic.org, “gout is a common and complex form of arthritis that can affect anyone. It's characterized by sudden, severe attacks of pain, swelling, redness and ...

The objective was to investigate the validity of a self-monitoring device that estimates 24-h urinary salt excretion from overnight urine samples as a tool for education regarding salt restriction.

Hyperuricemia induces gout and kidney stones and accelerates the progression of renal and cardiovascular diseases 1,2. Unlike other mammals, hominoids, including humans, show high serum uric acid ...

HYDROXYPROLINE, a nonessential amino acid, comprises 13 per cent of the amino acid content of collagen and is almost absent in the composition of other tissue proteins. 1 It is excreted in free and ...

Owing to inconvenience of a 24-hour urine collection, diagnostic methods based on spot urine samples are becoming increasingly popular. Spot urine sodium measurements could replace 24-hour urinary ...

The relation between sodium intake and cardiovascular disease remains controversial, owing in part to inaccurate assessment of sodium intake. Assessing 24-hour urinary excretion over a period of ...

For persons with cardiovascular disease or diabetes, urinary sodium excretion (a surrogate for salt intake) at higher levels or at lower levels compared to mid-range values was associated with an ...

As age increases, the functions of tissues and organs in the body gradually decline. Due to this decline in organ function, drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion (ADME processes) in ...

Plants and animals are made up of cells. For sustaining the life of an organism cells plays an important role. These cells work in the form of biochemical reactions which carry out all the time. These ...