The truth about kidney stones

The Malay Mail;  September 20, 2002 ;     674 words ......scientists have found evidence of kidney stones even in mummified remains of a 7,000-year-old Egyptian. Kidney stones often occur when urine becomes...men, the number of women who get kidney stones has been increasing over the past...

Kidney stones: what you should know.(disease overview)(Disease/Disorder...

American Family Physician;  July 1, 2006 ;     442 words ...What are kidney stones? Kidney stones are hard lumps that your body makes from waste products in...urinary tract (see drawing). This can be very painful. Who gets kidney stones and why? Kidney stones are more common in men, but women...

TREATMENT OF KIDNEY STONES IMPROVES

Post-Tribune (IN);  April 6, 1993 ;     405 words ......York University Medical Center. Kidney stones have been known for as long as...recently, a common treatment for kidney stones was surgery. Today, new technology makes it possible to remove kidney stones from the body without an operation...

Iced tea ups kidney stones risk

The Hindustan Times;  July 23, 2008 ;     331 words ......raise the risk of developing painful kidney stones, say experts. Dr. John Milner, a urology...chemical that leads to the formation of kidney stones. "For many people, iced tea is potentially...people who have a tendency to form kidney stones, it's definitely one of the worst things...

KIDNEY STONES, STRESS LINK

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  October 30, 1997 ;     458 words ......Record (Bergen County, NJ) 10-30-1997 KIDNEY STONES, STRESS LINK -- MAJOR LIFE EVENTS MAY...event such as childbirth, can trigger kidney stones, a researcher at the University of...We don't know what actually causes kidney stones, but for the first time we have discovered...

Kidney stones: don't curb the calcium. (study indicates reducing calcium...

Science News;  March 27, 1993 ;     392 words ......upon layer, ultimately forming painful kidney stones that afflict one in nine people in...point in their lives. Because most kidney stones are made of calcium, physicians often...actually raise the risk of developing kidney stones. In the March 25 NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL...

CALCIUM-RICH DIET MAY HELP AGAINST KIDNEY STONES

The Washington Post;  April 8, 1997 ;     453 words ......products appears to lower women's risk of kidney stones, according to a study by Harvard University...in women taking calcium supplements. Kidney stones afflict an estimated 12 percent of...from the kidney to the bladder. Most kidney stones contain high amounts of calcium, and...

KIDNEY STONES ALTHOUGH THEY OFTEN CAUSE SUDDEN, INTENSE PAIN, TREATMENT...

Evansville Courier & Press;  September 27, 2006 ;     387 words ......percent of the population is forming kidney stones. There are 2.7 million physician visits...the age of 50 are most likely to get kidney stones, but they occur in all kinds of people...tough to tell if you're at risk for kidney stones until you've felt your first one. But...

Many factors in kidney stones

Post-Tribune (IN);  January 26, 2004 ;     428 words ......problems men face as they grow older: kidney stones, a painful condition which can occur...the urine do not dissolve completely. Kidney stones are more common in men than in women...factors that can lead to the formation of kidney stones," said Dr. Carey Ransone, a urologist...

New findings about calcium and kidney stones; Dietary calcium from dairy...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  April 3, 1997 ;     700+ words ...It seemed obvious: Since most kidney stones contain calcium, the way to lessen...may decrease your risk of developing kidney stones by increasing your intake of dairy...of the study, 864 of them developed kidney stones. Dietary calcium How were they different...

Yale researchers identify gene that protects against kidney stones.

M2 Presswire;  March 13, 2006 ;     291 words ......identify gene that protects against kidney stones(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE...function protects the body against kidney stones. The research identifies a transporter...secretion in the gut and help prevent kidney stones, said Peter Aronson, M.D., professor...

Understanding kidney stones and appendicitis

New Straits Times;  April 26, 2001 ;     219 words ......Straits Times 04-26-2001 Understanding kidney stones and appendicitis Edition: The City...Naturopathy Q: What causes appendicitis and kidney stones? Does too much calcium in our body causes kidney stones? What precautions can one take to...

UROLOGISTS OFFER ADVANCED TREATMENT FOR KIDNEY STONES.(Neighbors Oswego)

The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  May 13, 2004 ;     317 words ......service for the non-invasive treatment of kidney stones is being provided in Fulton. The urology...lithotripsy, a procedure to destroy kidney stones. This treatment uses shock waves that...avoided, and so is the painful passing of kidney stones that can take days or even weeks. ...

Calcium and kidney stones

Joe Weider's Shape;  December 1, 1997 ;     195 words ......dairy products to reduce their risk of kidney stones may want to reverse their strategy...calcium actually had the lowest risk of kidney stones, researchers found. Calcium is thought...seemed to increase the risk slightly for kidney stones, perhaps because women tend to take...

Ask a renal dietitian about kidney stones

Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research;  January 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ...What kinds of individuals are prone to kidney stones? Kidney stones can occur in adults of all age;, but are most prevalent...osteoporosis, metastatic cancer) What types of kidney stones are there? There are several types of stones. For...