Q: What are kidney stones and how do I prevent them? Kidney stones are common, impacting approximately one in five men and ...

Experiencing a kidney stone often means enduring sharp, intense pain in the back, side, or lower abdomen, which may radiate towards the groin. This pain is typically caused by a small, hard mineral ...

Other situations that can cause acute renal failure in the intrinsic category include a lack of oxygen in the bloodstream, kidney infection, inflammation of the kidneys, and kidney diseases. A very ...

Although drinking water is the best solution for kidney stone removal, not everyone should have excessive amounts of water, especially those having cardiac, renal, and hepatic diseases ...

Long-term complications include chronic kidney disease ... and during pregnancy. Doppler ultrasound of intrarenal venous flow is an emerging, non-invasive imaging technique to assess renal congestion.

The consumption of energy drinks can contribute to the formation of kidney stones—as can many other foods and beverages. What makes energy drinks distinct is that they contain an especially high ...

Thousands of years ago, people on what is now the Danish island of Bornholm threw hundreds of mysteriously carved stones into a ditch before burying them. The purpose of these so-called 'sun stones', ...

The blood stains found on the undergarment of former Kannur ADM Naveen Babu, who was found dead in his official residence in October 2024, were because of renal stone or any other pathology, according ...

As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone plaques to try to coax it back. A trove of engraved stones unearthed ...

prevention and treatment options for kidney stone disease. Many individuals diagnosed with primary hyperoxaluria have historically been children with end-stage renal disease, leading to a need for ...