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The Gout & Uric Acid Education Society is committed to raising public awareness about gout and arming patients, like you, with resources to help you better understand gout diagnosis and treatment.
As you may have seen in our previous newsletters, we have introduced a series of educational comics to help raise awareness about the severity of gout.
In honor of National Arthritis Awareness Month and the upcoming Gout Awareness Day on May 22, this month's featured comic references how gout can affect anyone at any time -- even professional athletes like Anthony "Spice" Adams. Adams is a retired professional football player and gout sufferer. He played for the San Francisco 49ers from 2003-2006, and then signed as an unrestricted free agent to the Chicago Bears from 2007-2011.
The Gout & Uric Acid Education Society amplifies its efforts on Gout Awareness Day - and encourages gout patients to seek immediate and ongoing treatment. This year, with the "Go for Six" campaign, GUAES asks you to work with your health care professional to get your uric acid level checked and work to keep it below 6.0 mg/dL in order to decrease the likelihood of a gout flare.
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