CHICAGO – Kidney stones should be added to the list of health problems linked with hormone pill use after menopause, according to an analysis of landmark government research that first raised alarms ...

Kidney stones, long associated with white, middle-aged men, have become increasingly common among adolescents, females and African Americans. A new study from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and ...

Women have another reason to exercise: It may help prevent kidney stones. You don’t have to break a sweat or be a super athlete, either. Even walking for a couple hours a week can cut the risk of ...

Including more calcium in the diet may help to reduce the risk of kidney stone formation in younger women, according to an article in the April 26 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, one of ...

Kidney stone disease, increasingly common in both men and women, presents differently across genders. Men often experience flank and groin pain, potentially radiating to the testicles, and are prone ...

THE QUESTION Kidney stones, which have calcium as a major component, have become increasingly common among American women, by some reports afflicting nearly 40 percent more women in recent decades ...

Once a stone former, know that more stones may form unless you change your life style. Fortunately, ultrasonography, popularly known as Scan has become a relatively inexpensive technique for making ...