Factors that may cause a high uric acid level in your blood include: Diuretic medications (water pills) Drinking too much alcohol. Genetics (inherited tendencies) Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) Immune-suppressing drugs. Niacin, or vitamin B-3. Obesity.
Because the truth is that Drew Magary is the blogger for people who don't like anything, especially forming their own opinions. In this latest spewing of vitriol, Magary comes across, at worst, a meathead (Brady Quinn in a homoerotic pose!!) or, at best, Rick Reilly with better jokes (and swears in all CAPS!).
Image Ownership: Public Domain. Charles R. Drew, a renowned physician and medical researcher and the first black surgeon examiner of the American Board of Surgery, revolutionized medicine by creating a system that allowed the immediate and safe transfusion of blood plasma.