Typically, gout patients manifest painful and swollen joints engendered by precipitating urate crystals, i.e., urate tophi, which may also occur in the distal fingers and in the axial skeleton. High incidences of gout in certain ethnic groups, such as Taiwanese Aboriginals and Maori, suggest ...
suddenly found himself losing feeling in his fingers, followed by his arms, feet and legs, and was found by his wife passed out in his home, collapsed on the floor. At the hospital, he was administered morphine, and the pain medication Dilaudid. The band was forced to reschedule every...
Raynaud’s phenomenon, a condition that limits blood flow to your skin, can cause your fingers to feel numb when they're cold or when you're under stress. If your finger numbness is a new symptom, doesn’t go away, or becomes painful, tell your doctor. Get emergency medical help if n...
I pick up the newspaper and look at the cover story, tears threatening to pour out of my eyes. My throat is dry, my fingers numb, and yet I stand there on my front porch, reading aloud. “Seventeen-year-old, Daren Hunter, has recently been admitted to a local psychiatric health rehab...