Urological diseases such as urinary tract infections (UTI) and kidney stones are a serious burden and are considered the twelfth leading cause of death and seventeenth of disability. Recent work has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Colored CT scan of a patient with bilateral kidney stones (white). (Rajaaisya/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) Kidney stones ...

Beets are packed with nutrients—but their oxalate content raises questions for people prone to kidney stones. Here’s what ...

A common summer habit could be quietly increasing your risk of painful kidney stones.

Two of the most common causes for stone formation in children are not drinking enough water and having a diet with excess ...

Proper hydration is essential for preventing kidney stones, particularly for individuals who experience high fluid loss, such as those who work outside in the heat and sweat a lot. “Low-calorie fluid ...

Causes of Kidney Stones Kidney stones develop when salts build up in the kidneys and are not effectively expelled from the ...

Kyle Wood, M.D., associate professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Urology, details the link between obesity and kidney stones and what this could mean for the future of ...