Discover the 6 telltale signs of kidney stones that send half a million Americans to emergency rooms yearly, plus prevention ...

The pain of kidney stones comes suddenly and it becomes very difficult to bear it. Sometimes, only by getting an injection from the doctor, one gets relief. When the pain starts to occur frequently, ...

Obesity does not only put individuals at risk for heart disease and diabetes—it's also a leading cause of kidney stone disease. Kidney stone disease is increasingly recognized as a chronic condition ...

The prevalence of kidney stones is significantly increasing in the United Sates. An analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data demonstrated that the prevalence of ...

“Probably one of the most important reasons why people form stones is dehydration,” Kirkali says. When urine is too concentrated, minerals can build up and form stones. “I can’t over-emphasize the ...

For more information, visit our medical review board. Kidney stones are hard deposits of compounds typically found in urine that clump together in your urinary tract. They affect about 1 in 11 ...

Kidney function declined significantly more in the nephrolithiasis group over approximately 3 years: -16.53 vs -12.82 mL/min/1.73 m², the investigators reported. Nephrolithiasis was independently ...

Recent study is the first to show improved survival of patients on dialysis whose kidney failure is due to kidney stones vs other causes Kidney stone-related kidney failure (KF) is associated with ...