Q: What are kidney stones and how do I prevent them? Kidney stones are common, impacting approximately one in five men and ...

People who are physically active may reduce their risk of nephrolithiasis by up to nearly one-third, researchers have discovered. Although obesity is a strong risk factor for the development of kidney ...

Women with a history of kidney stones are at elevated risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), according to a new study. Pietro Manuel Ferraro, MD, of Columbus-Gemelli Hospital in Rome, Italy, and ...

kidney stones The annual incidence of kidney stones has increased 16% between 1997 and 2012 Nephrolithiasis has become a more common occurrence among young patients, with the greatest increase in ...

Thirty years ago, kidney stones were considered a disease of the middle-aged white man. Now doctors are increasingly seeing a different kind of patient suffering from the extremely painful condition, ...

Kidney stones rank right up at the top of the most painful health conditions, according to patients asked to rate their discomfort on a scale of 1 to 10. Kidney stones are hard pellets composed ...

A 31-year-old Belfast resident was almost on the verge of dying after she ignored a urinary tract infection, which led to ...

Our kidneys play a crucial role in keeping us healthy, filtering waste, balancing fluids, regulating blood pressure, and helping produce hormones. When kidney function starts to decline, the ...

Exercise has another benefit: A new study finds that being active may help prevent kidney stones in women. They don't have to break a sweat. Even mild activity such as walking two to three hours a ...