Gout is a type of arthritis that is caused by elevated levels of uric acid in the body, a condition called hyperuricemia, though not everyone with hyperuricemia will develop gout. Although it can happen to anyone, it is more common in men.
USA PATRIOT Act of 2001. The USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 is a 342-page, sprawling piece of legislation that contains more than 150 sections and amends more than 15 federal laws. The law's full name is the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, hence the acronym USA PATRIOT Act. It deals primarily with combating Terrorism and gives the Executive Branch of the federal government more tools to fight suspected terrorist activity, but it also aroused the anger of civil libertarians.
For the first two years under the law, no one knew for sure just how the USA PATRIOT Act was actually being used, mostly because the Justice Department resisted virtually all requests for information based upon claims that the information is classified in order to protect national security.iven all the backlash against the law, the Justice Department finally released (on July 13, 2004) a report in defense of the USA PATRIOT Act. The title was, Report From the Field: The USA PATRIOT Act at Work (US Department of Justice, 2004).