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

Ouch: each year, more than 500,000 Americans seek care for kidney stones. Here's the story of one man's second—and how he's ...

If there is a problem of kidney stones, then some Ayurvedic remedies prove to be very effective for this. According to Swami Ramdev, chewing and eating the leaves of this plant will not cause the ...

Drinking water, lemon juice, and pomegranate juice can help inhibit the formation of kidney stones. Green tea, hibiscus tea, and vinegar may help pass kidney stones and prevent more from forming.

Clinicians should monitor patients with stones, even if they are asymptomatic, to slow kidney function decline, investigators suggest. Even asymptomatic kidney stones may spur kidney function decline ...

Kidney stones, also known as hard deposits of minerals and salts that form in the kidneys, are becoming more common in children. The condition, while not deadly, can be painful. Kidney stones are ...

As the kidney stone moves, it inflames and irritates the delicate lining of the urinary tract, causing a burning and painful sensation and increasing the risk of UTIs. According to PubMed ...

“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 ...

The smallest kidney stones are about the size of a grain of sand and cause few to no symptoms. As they become bigger, however ...

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 ...