Kidney stones are common and often recurrent. Diet plays a major role in prevention, with recommendations varying by stone ...

Have you had your water today? Well, you should, because your kidneys need it. About 10% of people will get kidney stones at some point in their lives. More than half a million people every year are ...

Kidney stones are painful and surprisingly common this time of year. Here’s why and how to prevent them ruining your ...

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 of ...

If you’ve ever had a kidney stone, you know how painful and debilitating it can be. A sharp, stabbing pain in your lower abdomen. A dull ache spreading from your lower back to your groin. Intense ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Most people think kidney stones are something that happens mainly in adults. But that's changed dramatically over the last 20 years. They may be less common in children, but that ...

What causes kidney stones, how can you prevent them, and when is surgery necessary? Kidney stones are among the most common ...

Anyone who has ever had a kidney stone will probably never forget it. “They can be incredibly painful,” said pediatrician Christine Ashburn, with Kaiser Permanente. Kidney stones are formed when ...

March is National Kidney Month. Dr. Dylan Wyatt, an emergency medicine physician at St. Luke’s, is helping us to get to know the organ a little better and highlighting a not-so-fun condition: Kidney ...

If you walk down the beverage aisle in the grocery store, you may notice sparkling water has taken up more shelf space than five to ten years ago. Both flavored and unflavored sparkling water are ...

Excess alcohol leads to dehydration, which we know increases the risk of kidney stones. Sugary soft drinks and foods high in ...