http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/kidney-stones-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 06:23:28 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/occurrence-of-kidney-stones-doubles-in-wake-of-obesity-outbreak-study-101669-1.htm According to a study by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and RAND, the number of Americans suffering from kidney stones between 2007 and 2010 nearly doubled since 1994. "While we expected the prevalence of kidney stones to increase, the size of the increase was surprising," says Charles D. Scales, Jr., MD, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Clinical Scholar in the departments of urology and medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/occurrence-of-kidney-stones-doubles-in-wake-of-obesity-outbreak-study-101669-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/fresh-insight-on-effective-drug-treatments-for-kidney-stones-100279-1.htm New research by scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows evidence to explain why some people are more prone to develop kidney stones than others. Their discovery opens the door to finding effective drug treatments and a test to assess a person's risk of kidney stones. Kidney stones strike an estimated 1 million Americans each year, and those who have experienced the excruciating pain say it is among the worst known to human beings. "Now, we finally have a ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/fresh-insight-on-effective-drug-treatments-for-kidney-stones-100279-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/ultrasound-to-detect-painful-kidney-stones-96892-1.htm Space scientists are in the process of using ultrasound to get rid of kidney stones through a process called 'twinkling artifact'. The risk of kidney stones developing in space is aggravated by environmental conditions, scarcity of resouces and the distance from the earth, which could restrict treatment options. The project is led by National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) Smart Medical Systems and Technology Team principal investigator Lawrence Crum and co-investigator Michael Bailey....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/ultrasound-to-detect-painful-kidney-stones-96892-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Finds-No-Link-Between-Kidney-Stone-Treatment-And-Diabetes-92325-1.htm There is no correlation between the use of shockwave lithotripsy which is used to break up kidney stones and the long-term development of diabetes, finds a Mayo Clinic study. "We did not identify a significant correlation between shockwave lithotripsy and the long-term development of diabetes mellitus," says Matthew Gettman, M.D. (a href="http:www.mayoclinic.org/bio/11940808.html"http:www.mayoclinic.org/bio/11940808.html/a), a Mayo Clinic urologist and co-author of the paper, "Shockwave ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Finds-No-Link-Between-Kidney-Stone-Treatment-And-Diabetes-92325-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Shockwaves-Better-Than-Surgery-to-Treat-Small-Kidney-Stones-76962-1.htm Different techniques should be used to remove single stones that have become lodged in the distal ureter after being expelled by the kidney, depending on whether they are under or above one centimetre, according to the December issue of BJUI. Surgeons from the Department of Urology at University Federico II, Naples, Italy, believe that extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) - which uses a non-invasive acoustic pulse to break down ureteric stones - should be the treatment of first choice in patients with a stone of up to 1cm....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Shockwaves-Better-Than-Surgery-to-Treat-Small-Kidney-Stones-76962-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Maharashtra-Doc-Removes-172-Lakh-Kidney-Stones-from-Single-Patient-76784-1.htm A doctor in Maharashtra entered the Guinness Book of World Records for removing the most number of kidney stones from a single patient back in December last year with the total number of kidney stones documented as 1.72 lakh. Forty five year old Dhanraj Wadile, who runs a paan shop in Shahada town in Dhule district experienced severe abdominal pains for more than six months even after taking a number of medications. He then approached Dr Ashish Rawandale-Patil at Tejnaksh Healthcare's Institute ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Maharashtra-Doc-Removes-172-Lakh-Kidney-Stones-from-Single-Patient-76784-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Method-for-Curbing-Growth-of-Crystals-That-Form-Kidney-Stones-Developed-75452-1.htm A method for curbing the growth of crystals that form cystine kidney stones has been developed by researchers. Their findings, which appear in the latest issue of the journal IScience/I, may offer a pathway to a new method for the prevention of kidney stones. The study was conducted by researchers at New York University's Department of Chemistry and its Molecular Design Institute, NYU School of Medicine, and the Medical College of Wisconsin. Kidney stones comprised of L-cystine affect ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Method-for-Curbing-Growth-of-Crystals-That-Form-Kidney-Stones-Developed-75452-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Recent-Research-Offers-Hope-for-Kidney-Stone-Prevention-75429-1.htm A new technique to curb the growth of crystals in one type of kidney stone offers hope for preventing development of the hard deposits which can cause extreme pain, researchers reported Thursday. Scientists at New York University's Department of Chemistry and its Molecular Design Institute, NYU School of Medicine, and the Medical College of Wisconsin sought to attack kidney stones at the molecular level by examining the crystals that form them. The researchers used atomic force microscopy, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Recent-Research-Offers-Hope-for-Kidney-Stone-Prevention-75429-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Estrogen-Therapy-Elevates-Kidney-Stones-Risk-in-Postmenopausal-Women-75272-1.htm A new report has suggested that the use of estrogen therapy is associated with an increased risk of developing kidney stones in postmenopausal women. Using data from the national Women's Health Initiative study, Naim M. Maalouf, of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, examined data from two trials: 10,739 postmenopausal women with hysterectomy who received either an estrogen-only treatment or matching placebo and 16,608 postmenopausal women without hysterectomy who received ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Estrogen-Therapy-Elevates-Kidney-Stones-Risk-in-Postmenopausal-Women-75272-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/DASH-style-Diet-Can-Help-Keep-Kidney-Stones-at-Bay-74125-1.htm A diet designed to prevent high blood pressure reduces the risk of developing kidney stones, a new study has found. The results suggest how low-fat dairy products and/or plants may have potent kidney stone-fighting properties. The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet-which is high in fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes, dairy products, and whole grains and is low in sweetened beverages and red and processed meats-effectively lowers blood pressure. Research by Eric Taylor, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/DASH-style-Diet-Can-Help-Keep-Kidney-Stones-at-Bay-74125-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Drinking-Iced-Tea-Elevates-Kidney-Stones-Risk-Urologist-71626-1.htm If you love iced tea, it could be time for you to give up that love - a urologist has warned that drinking it excessively could lead to kidney stones. Iced tea contains high concentrations of oxalate, one of the key chemicals that lead to the formation of kidney stones. Though hot tea also contains oxalate, it isn't as easy to consume a quantity large enough amount to encourage the formation of stones. "For people who have a tendency to form kidney stones, it's definitely one of the worst things you can drink," said Dr....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Drinking-Iced-Tea-Elevates-Kidney-Stones-Risk-Urologist-71626-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Lemonade-Consumption-Can-Prevent-Kidney-Stones-68053-1.htm Drinking lemonade can prevent kidney stones, according to an American expert. Roger L. Sur, director of UC San Diego Comprehensive Kidney Stone Center, says consumption of lemonade is one of five ways to prevent kidney stones. Additionally, drinking plenty of fluids can reduce your intake of salt, dietary calcium and protein. Lemons have the highest concentration of citrate - a natural inhibitor of kidney stone formation - of any citrus fruit. In a recent study conducted ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Lemonade-Consumption-Can-Prevent-Kidney-Stones-68053-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Kidney-Stones-Risk-Raised-by-Weight-loss-Surgery-66232-1.htm Gastric bypass surgery can change patients' urine composition that may raise their risk of developing kidney stones, research from UT Southwestern Medical Center investigators suggests. Published in the March issue of The Journal of Urology, the study found that some of these urinary changes place weight-loss surgery patients at higher risk for developing kidney stones than obese patients who do not undergo the procedure. To reach the conclusion, researchers collected urine samples from 38 study participants....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Kidney-Stones-Risk-Raised-by-Weight-loss-Surgery-66232-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Obesity-Elevates-Kidney-Stone-Risk-Study-65231-1.htm A new study from Johns Hopkins has shown that obesity nearly doubles the risk of developing kidney stones. The research also showed that the degree of obesity doesn't appear to increase or decrease the risk one way or the other. "The common thinking was that as weight rises, kidney stone risk rises as well, but our study refutes that," says study leader Brian R. Matlaga, assistant professor of urology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and director of stone diseases and ambulatory ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Obesity-Elevates-Kidney-Stone-Risk-Study-65231-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Ultrasound-Probes-can-Break-Up-Kidney-Stones-59184-1.htm Patients experience debilitating pain when kidney stones become stuck in the urinary tract. A relatively new ultrasound probe procedure has the highest success rate for breaking down kidney stones in the lower "funnel" area of the kidney, rather than the shock wave treatment used for many years, according to a review of studies.br / br /However, the reviewers caution that the studies were small, comprising only 214 patients, and the study methodology was of low quality. The review appears ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Ultrasound-Probes-can-Break-Up-Kidney-Stones-59184-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Kidney-Stones-On-High-Fat-Epileptic-Diet-Prevented-With-Daily-Potassium-Citrate-55232-1.htm A daily supplement of potassium citrate from the day children start the high-fat ketogenic diet to control epileptic seizures, researchers at Johns Hopkins Children's Center, will prevent excruciatingly painful kidney stones, which the diet may sometimes cause. "We can confidently say this is a safe and powerful way to prevent kidney stones, and it should become part of standard therapy in all ketogenic dieters, not just those who already show elevated urine calcium levels. If you wait, it might be too late," says senior investigator Dr....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Kidney-Stones-On-High-Fat-Epileptic-Diet-Prevented-With-Daily-Potassium-Citrate-55232-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Kidney-Stone-Risk-Ups-Two-Fold-With-Common-Gastric-Bypass-Surgery-53223-1.htm Researchers say that popular weight loss surgeries can almost double the risk of developing kidney stones. Johns Hopkins doctors revealed that Roux-en-Y, most common type of gastric bypass surgery appears to increase the risk of developing kidney stones by two-fold. While other bariatric procedures have been shown to decrease calcium absorption and increase the risk of kidney stones, doctors have long assumed that the Roux-en-Y procedure did not. Roux-en-Y surgery might reduce the amount ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Kidney-Stone-Risk-Ups-Two-Fold-With-Common-Gastric-Bypass-Surgery-53223-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Melamine-Consumption-In-Kids-Ups-Kidney-Stones-Development-50559-1.htm Kids with a history of consuming melamine-contaminated milk powder are at a higher risk of developing kidney stones and other urological complications, says two new studies. The study found that melamine calculus occurred mostly in infants at six months to 18 months after consuming melamine-contaminated milk powder after birth but that the stones could be effectively managed with noninvasive treatment. In the first study, researchers analyzed the clinical data of 50 young children with double ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Melamine-Consumption-In-Kids-Ups-Kidney-Stones-Development-50559-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Sodas-May-Be-Sufficient-To-Inhibit-The-Development-Of-Kidney-Stones-50551-1.htm According to a new study, drinking diet soda may reduce the risk of forming kidney stones. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, suggests that the citrate and malate content in commonly consumed sodas may be sufficient to inhibit the development of calcium stones. Increased alkalinity is proven to augment citraturia, a known factor for calcium stones. Malate increases the amount of alkali delivered. Researchers measured the citrate and malate content of 15 popular diet sodas....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Sodas-May-Be-Sufficient-To-Inhibit-The-Development-Of-Kidney-Stones-50551-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Mobile-Phone-Handsets-Triggers-Heart-Disease-and-Kidney-Stones-45854-1.htm If you want to keep a safe distance from heart disease and kidney stones, you might as well maintain a safe distance from your cell phone also; reports a new study on the ill effects of the cell phone. The European Research Institute for Electronic Components in Bucharest found that cell phones emit radiation, which causes red blood cells to leak hemoglobin, according to Softpedia.com. Then, the hemoglobin then accumulates in the body that could lead to health complications including heart disease or kidney stones....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Mobile-Phone-Handsets-Triggers-Heart-Disease-and-Kidney-Stones-45854-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Scolari-Suffering-From-Painful-Kidney-Stones-45202-1.htm Chelsea coach Phil Scolari was rushed to hospital on Saturday after fears arose that he had suffered a heart attack. According to The Sun, the 60-year-old Brazilian suffered agonising chest pains at the club's training ground on Saturday. Wife Olga, 58, drove him to The Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford, where medics initially thought he had been stricken by an attack. But later it was diagnosed that he was suffering from painful kidney stones. Shrugging off the drama ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Scolari-Suffering-From-Painful-Kidney-Stones-45202-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Kidney-Stones-Raises-Chronic-Kidney-Disease-Risk-Study-43863-1.htm People who develop kidney stones are at a greater risk of developing chronic kidney disease, according to a new study. It is known that kidney stones lead to CKD in patients with rare genetic diseases and in extreme cases individuals with CKD caused by kidney stones may even need dialysis or kidney transplants. The research ream led by John Lieske, MD, and his colleagues at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, analysed the data of patients with kidney stones from Olmsted County, MN, and compared it to the group with no stones....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Kidney-Stones-Raises-Chronic-Kidney-Disease-Risk-Study-43863-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Kidney-Stones-Risk-Linked-to-Iced-Tea-39659-1.htm Experts are warning that drinking excess iced tea may lead to development of kidney stones. Dr. John Milner, a urology expert at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, has revealed that iced tea contains high concentrations of oxalate, a chemical that leads to the formation of kidney stones. "For many people, iced tea is potentially one of the worst things they can drink. For people who have a tendency to form kidney stones, it's definitely one of the worst things you can drink," he says....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Kidney-Stones-Risk-Linked-to-Iced-Tea-39659-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Researchers-Say-Global-Warming-may-Increase-Kidney-Stones-39331-1.htm Researchers at the University of Texas say that global warming is likely to result in an increasing number of cases of kidney stones. Kidney stones, which are formed from dissolved minerals in the urine and can be extremely painful, are often caused by caused by dehydration, either by not drinking enough liquid or losing too much due to high heat conditions. If global warming trends continue as projected by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2007, the United States can expect ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Researchers-Say-Global-Warming-may-Increase-Kidney-Stones-39331-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Gastric-Bypass-Surgery-may-Lead-to-Kidney-Stones-38572-1.htm Gastric bypass surgery may lead to an increased risk of kidney stones, a research team led by an Indian origin scientist has revealed. The study found that morbidly obese patients who undergo a particular type of gastric bypass surgery called Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) are at a greater risk of developing kidney stones, small, pebble-like deposits that can result in severe pain and require an operation to remove them, earlier than previously thought. These stones develop in patients ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Gastric-Bypass-Surgery-may-Lead-to-Kidney-Stones-38572-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Kidney-Stones-Risk-Increases-by-Global-Warming-36762-1.htm A new study says that global warming may lead to an increase in kidney stones disease. Dehydration has been linked to stone disease, mainly in warmer climates, and global warming will worsen this effect, according to the researchers. As a result, the prevalence of stone disease may increase, along with the costs of treating the condition. Using published data to determine the temperature-dependence of stone disease, researchers applied predictions of temperature increase to determine ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Kidney-Stones-Risk-Increases-by-Global-Warming-36762-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Bacteria-May-Reduce-Risk-of-Recurrent-Kidney-Stones-34015-1.htm Bacteria Oxalobacter formigenes (O. formigenes), a naturally occurring bacterium that has no known side effects, could be used as a probiotic to achieve a 70 percent reduction in the risk of recurrent kidney stones according to researchers from Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center. The study appears online in the March issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Kidney stones are an important health problem in many countries. In the United States, the lifetime risk for developing ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Bacteria-May-Reduce-Risk-of-Recurrent-Kidney-Stones-34015-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Metabolic-Syndrome-Linked-To-Uric-Acid-Kidney-Stones-26407-1.htm Scientists from UT Southwestern Medical Center have observed that patients suffering from the metabolic syndrome (a series of conditions that increases the risk for heart disease, stroke and diabetes ) tend to develop highly acidic urine, which increases the risk of developing kidney stones. The first study, to demonstrate this relationship independent of age and renal function, appears in the September issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. The metabolic syndrome ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Metabolic-Syndrome-Linked-To-Uric-Acid-Kidney-Stones-26407-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=20751 Diagnosed with kidney stones, Indrajit Roy wanted to get the best cure at an affordable cost. When a hospital in Kolkata promised to remove the stone in a bloodless laser-aided operation at less than half the fee quoted by other hospitals, his prayers were answered. Roy, 32, of Bally in Howrah was taken to the city's Anandalok Charitable Hospital, in Salt Lake, where doctors found a 500-gram stone embedded in his kidney. Private hospitals charge Rs.50,000 for such an operation, but at Anandalok it costs Rs....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=20751 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=20231 Shockwave Lithotripsy has been found to be an efficacious modality for pediatric urolithiasis, according to a recent review. The literature also shows that good results are obtained even with large stone burdens, irrespective of stone location. Wadhwa, et al reviewed the outcomes of shockwave lithotripsy in the pediatric population in their center in New Delhi, India. They assessed the impact of stone burden and location, as well as the age of the child on the stone free rates. They reviewed ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=20231 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=17109 Pediatricians at Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore have warned that many children are coming down with Kidney stones in the United States. Kidney specialist Dr. Alicia Neu, co-director of the kidney stone clinic at the Children's Center said, "More and more children with kidney stones are coming to us. While this is somewhat unexpected, it is not totally surprising given that so many other conditions are on the rise in children due to poor diet, such as high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and obesity to name a few....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=17109 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=16988 Researchers at Mayo Clinic have successfully isolated nanoparticles from human kidney stones in cell culturesand have isolated proteins, RNA and DNA that appear to be associated with nanoparticles. The findings, which appear in the December issue of the Journal of Investigative Medicine, are significant because it is one step closer in solving the mystery of whether nanoparticles are viable living forms that can lead to disease -- in this case, kidney stones. Kidney stones are associated ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=16988 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=16984 Kidney stones in children-considered all but a medical aberration until recently-are now becoming a fairly common condition. It's a growing and disturbing trend that has pediatricians at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center, and around the country, sounding the alarm. While doctors have yet to quantify the precise increase and tease out the factors behind it-better detection devices probably play some role-pediatricians agree that too much salt and too little drinking water in children's diets are probably the main culprits....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=16984 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=16858 Limiting salt in diet and drinking plenty of water are the best ways to prevent the most common types of kidney stones or slow their growth among children, say paediatricians. Kidney stones are rarely a serious condition, but can be extremely painful and can cause urinary tract infections. Signs and symptoms of kidney stones include intense pain in the lower back and/or in the sides, frequent and painful urination, blood in the urine and/or cloudy urine, urinary tract infections, secondary to kidney stones, accompanied by fever....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=16858 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=15545 Topiramate (Topamax), a drug commonly prescribed to treat seizures and migraine headaches, can increase the propensity of calcium phosphate kidney stones, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. A study - the largest cross-sectional examination of how the long-term use of topiramate affects kidney-stone formation - appears in the October issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases. Several case reports have described an association between topiramate and the development ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=15545 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=13852 Researchers at UT South western Medical Centre have found that a glass of orange juice every day could prevent the recurrence of kidney stones than any other citrus juices like lemonade. The study that is available online and is to be published in the October. 26 issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, indicates though many people are of the assumption that all citrus fruit juices could help prevent the formation of kidney stones, it is not quite true as all do not have the same effect....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=13852 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=8422 A medical record was created by Thai doctors by removing about 421 kidney stones form a 60-year-old woman who had been complaining of stomach cramps for years. Thai doctors removed 421 kidney stones, believed to be a medical record, from a 60-year-old woman who had been complaining of stomach cramps for years, media reports said Friday. Dr Wattana Parisri, director of the Somdej Phraupharajthabo Hospital in Nong Khai province, 500 km northeast of Bangkok, claimed doctors on his staff had surgically ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=8422 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=2703 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=2703 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=2699 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=2699 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=1843 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=1843 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=908 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=908 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=881 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=881 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=71 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=71