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- Kidney Stone Smarts: The Truth About Cola & Calcium
BACKGROUND: Kidney stones (renal lithiasis) are small, hard deposits that form inside the kidneys. The stones are made of mineral and acid salts. Kidney stones have many causes and can affect any part of your urinary tract — from your kidneys to your bladder. Often, stones form when the urine becomes concentrated, allowing minerals to crystallize and stick together. (SOURCE: www.mayoclinic.com ...
June 14, 2013 - WFTV 9 Orlando - Health Beat: Kidney stone smarts: The truth about cola, calcium
Every year, one million people in the United States are treated for kidney stones. So here are a few rock-solid facts: “About one in ten adults will have a kidney stone in their lifetime," said Dr. Michael Lipkin, assistant professor of urology at Duke University. The biggest kidney myth Lipkin said he hears? Avoiding calcium cuts the chances of kidney stone recurrence. He said that's wrong ...
June 14, 2013 - WFMZ Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey - Texas Children's Hospital opens first pediatric Stone Clinic in Texas
HOUSTON, June 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Texas Children's Hospital announced a new, first of its kind in Texas, pediatric Stone Clinic which will provide comprehensive care for children and adolescents with kidney stones. The clinic will be comprised of a multidisciplinary team of specialists that will evaluate, diagnose and treat children who have previously had kidney stones, as well ...
June 14, 2013 - PR Newswire via Yahoo! News