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| Even the Gout commercials are funny |
(BOSTON) -- Gout, a type of inflammatory arthritis that is caused by the formation of uric acid crystals in the joints, causing pain and swelling, appears to be on the rise, according to a new study published Thursday in Arthritis & Rheumatism. By comparing data from two national surveys -- one from 1988-1994 and the other from 2007-2008, researchers at Boston University School of Medicine found that about 4 percent of the U.S. population, or some 8.3 million adults, now suffer from gout, with the condition being more common in men than in women. This latest rate is a 1.2 percent increase from 20 years ago. The authors of the study also found that this rise in gout rates is linked to the rise in obesity and hypertension among U.S. adults, and so they conclude that “improvements in managing modifiable risk factors, such as obesity and hypertension, could help prevent further escalation of gout...among Americans.”
Ya, I don’t want any diseases or cancers or shit, but I especially don’t want one that caters to juvenile jokes. I'm sure it's a horrible thing to deal with, but I cannot help but chuckle just a little, even if its to myself, whenever I hear someone refer to "The Gout." I mean come on, it's a funny name.
It's not my fault, I don't even think I'm being an asshole, I'm pretty sure whoever came up with the name was going for comedy...Use the name as a way to diffuse the usual pity and sad stares people give you when you tell them you have some kind of affliction...Like you're not getting any sympathetic eyes, or get well cards with the Gout..."Guys I have some bad news, I've been diagnosed today...I have the Gout." The room would be in hysterics, yes they'd feel bad for you, but mostly they'd be laughing and thinking of Gout related jokes...Probably get a gigantic beaker of green fluid on your next birthday so you can be just like my man the Gout tv commercial guy above.
PS: Chrones would be a close second...not because of the name but more because of the implications.
