By Dr Irwin Lim on June 10, 2017

A couple of days ago, I was discussing nutritional advice for gout with our dietitian-extraordinaire, Monica Kubizniak. A risk factor for gout is ...

By Dr Robert Russo on January 1, 2016

I sit here about to write this, feeling quite full having just returned from a lovely Christmas party at my colleague's home with family and friends. ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on June 30, 2015

It's school holidays. I'm with my family visiting Malaysia. This taxi ride took longer than expected as the driver took a number of wrong turns. I ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on May 30, 2015

Febuxostat (Aussie brand: Adenuric). The Australian Rheumatology Scientific Conference concluded early this week. I attended a symposium on gout ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on November 2, 2014

By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist When I see patients walk in with this, I'm no longer shocked. It occurs too commonly so the "wow" factor's been lost. ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on August 28, 2013

By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist Another swollen foot. Another swollen big toe. Another male. A typical story. The doctors reading this have already ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on June 19, 2013

By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist At the recent EULAR conference, I wasn't able to attend as many sessions as I would have liked due to the sessions ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on February 3, 2013

Tophus on little finger If I had this on my finger and didn't know what it was, I'd be worried. Given I do know what it is, I'm still worried. ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on November 2, 2012

By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist Dr Irwin Lim is a rheumatologist and a director of BJC Health. You should follow him on twitter here. Arthritis ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on October 12, 2012

Gout is a really painful, inflammatory joint disease related to having high uric acid levels. Allopurinol is a key medication used to treat gout. ...