THIS MONTH
✢ Blood test confusion
✢ Gout
✢ HRT and dementia
Q I thought gout was a condition from the times of Henry VIII, but our local GP says that my husband has it in his big toe. He has been given some medication, but isn’t gout something that only affects people who eat a lot of meat and drink port?
A Gout is a type of arthritis, which can be extremely painful and causes inflammation in the joints. It affects about one in 100 people, and is more common in men. It is due to high levels of uric acid in the blood, which can crystallise and collect in a joint, leading to
