Compared with DPP4 inhibitors, SGLT2 inhibitors reduce the risk for kidney and ureteral stones in patients with type 2 diabetes, including those with a stone history. Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 ...

Several studies have shown a noticeable spike in the number of kidney stone cases during the summer months. Know if you are ...

A preclinical study by scientists at Scripps Research finds that a drug already FDA-approved for treating inflammatory ...

Kidney stones are hard objects found in the urinary system. The waste in urine has minerals and salts that can come together and make crystals, which can then merge to form stones. Usually, this waste ...

CT scans diagnose afflictions from tumors to kidney stones to life-threatening diseases and injuries ... population-wide risk ...

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 ...

The main symptom of kidney stones is pain in your back, abdomen, or side. Some other symptoms include cloudy urine, a burning sensation when you urinate, and nausea. Kidney stones are one of the ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — Alcohol Awareness Month is a public health initiative organized in April 1987, and has grown into a national movement to draw more attention to the causes and effects of ...

Misconceptions are as common as kidney stones themselves. Here are facts about how they form and should be diagnosed and treated Listen to Story Kidney stones are common, and misconceptions about them ...

Heavy drinking is associated with increased risk of a type of brain injury linked with memory and thinking problems. That’s according to a new study in which researchers defined heavy drinking ...

Drinking this mixture helps dissolve stones. Consuming it with cold water is believed to break down stones located throughout the body, while consuming it boiled in lukewarm water is thought to ...