Curcumin is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat arthritis and is presumed to have analgesic and antiinflammatory effects that may benefit those with osteoarthritis, particularly knee osteoarthritis (KOA). A network metanalysis was performed to gauge the efficacy and safety of curcumin, both alone and in combination with other drugs (eg, NSAIDs), in the treatment of KOA. 

A clinical trial has shown that obese gout patients will benefit from diet and lowered body weight, but weight loss was not associated with beneficial effects on serum urica acid (SUA), fatigue or pain. Weight loss is commonly recommended as management strategy for gout patients. This trial investigated the effect of an intensive dietary intervention on body weight and gout outcomes in patients with obesity and gout.