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

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As if passing a kidney stone wasn’t intense enough on its own: A New Jersey woman made viewers wince after expelling one of the calcified pellets by riding a rollercoaster at Disney World — and she’s ...

Have you had your water today? Well, you should, because your kidneys need it. About 10% of people will get kidney stones at some point in their lives. More than half a million people every year are ...

In addition to dehydration and heat exhaustion, summer is also well known among physicians as the season for kidney stones. Kidney stones are mineral deposits that form in the kidneys and eventually ...

EAST LANSING — Does your insurance cover amusement parks? Maybe it should. For years, David Wartinger's patients told him stories of passing kidneys shortly after riding roller coasters . "Most ...

Michigan State University researchers have established that roller coasters can trigger the passage of small kidney stones, especially if several rides are taken and the roller coaster is designed to ...

Small kidney stones are easily removed, but if the stone is large, surgery may be necessary. Let us tell you which surgery to ...

Val Chmerkovskiy just had a travel nightmare he won't soon forget, but leave it to the "Dancing With the Stars" pro to turn it into a hilarious, TMI moment for fans! The 39-year-old dancer revealed ...