Misconceptions are as common as kidney stones themselves. Here are facts about how they form and should be diagnosed and treated ...

The incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is rising. Uncontrolled diabetes and hypertension are two major causes for CKD.

Mobile units allow these procedures to be performed within the operative surgical environment, and have proven indispensable for percutaneous manipulations of the kidney ... of 1–3 mm in size ...

Matt Morgan is a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, Honorary Professor for the Public Understanding of Medicine and ...

Fruits and vegetables contain citrate, a natural inhibitor of kidney stones. Incorporating more plant-based foods into the ...

A secondary analysis of the DCP shows that, compared with hydrochlorothiazide, chlorthalidone significantly increases the ...

Certain ingredients in soda, including fructose and phosphoric acid, may increase the risk of kidney stones. Switching from sugar-sweetened soda to water may help reduce this risk. A kidney stone ...

If you've ever had a kidney stone, you know the pain that sends more than half a million people to emergency rooms every year. And you are far from alone — one in 10 people will get a kidney ...

Drinking plenty of water is also essential for kidney stone prevention. Roughly 1 in 10 people will have kidney stones in their lifetime. And, according to the National Kidney Foundation ...

Among 1,164 older veterans with a history of kidney stones, 18.3% on chlorthalidone had a recurrent stone after randomization ...

After watching, arguably the toughest NHLer ever to play, Ted Green battling his kidney stone problem when he was ... an average annual value (AAV) of $1.3 million, you have to wonder if that ...