Your ankles might seem like an unlikely place for your body to send important health messages, but swelling in your feet and ankles can be one of the earliest warning signs of serious medical ...

Swollen ankles, or edema, stem from various causes including heart failure, chronic venous insufficiency, blood clots, pregnancy, and lymphedema. Other factors like kidney disease, liver disease, ...

Sometimes, “your feet are the first place where you can see warning signs of things like diabetes or vascular disease or even skin cancer,” says Hira Mirza, a podiatrist at CLS Health in Houston. “If ...

Gout is a type of inflammatory arthritis. It occurs when your blood has a buildup of uric acid. This acid causes crystals to form in a joint, which leads to ...

The image depicts uric acid paste. Laboratory assessment revealed negatively birefringent intracellular crystals consistent with gout. The next best step in treatment would be to refer the patient to ...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Texas Rangers right-hander A.J. Griffin will miss at least one start because of gout in his left ankle. Griffin was placed on the 10-day disabled list Friday with inflammation ...