Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Will a warmer climate mean more kidney stones?
(HealthDay)—Add another possible woe to the growing list of consequences of climate change: Kidney stones.
Jul 10, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Prompt treatment of kidney stones keeps costs down
(HealthDay)—Delaying surgery for kidney stones can increase the risk of complications, raising health care costs, a new study finds.
May 18, 2015
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Surgery
Complications from kidney stone treatments are common and costly
Despite their overall low risk, procedures to treat kidney stones lead to complications that require hospitalization or emergency care for one in seven patients, according to researchers at Duke Medicine.
Apr 28, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Factors ID'd for outcome of percutaneous nephrolithotomy
(HealthDay) -- Single-tract percutaneous nephrolithotomy (sPCNL) is effective for clearing renal stones, with stone size, location, and prior shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) identified as independent predictors of stone clearance, ...
Jul 3, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
More effective kidney stone treatment, from the macroscopic to the nanoscale
Researchers in France have hit on a novel method to help kidney stone sufferers ensure they receive the correct and most effective treatment possible.
Apr 17, 2014
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Cardiology
Kidney stones associated with modest increased risk of coronary heart disease in women, but not men
An analysis of data from three studies that involved a total of more than 240,000 participants found that a self-reported history of kidney stones was associated with a statistically significant increased risk of coronary ...
Jul 23, 2013
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Cardiology
Cutting-edge procedure mends Jagger's 'heart of stone'
When the Rolling Stone's Mick Jagger underwent heart valve replacement surgery in New York recently, according to media reports the doctor in France who invented the technique took a modest bow.
Apr 8, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Medical expulsive therapy underused for ureteral stones
(HealthDay)—For patients with ureteral stones, medical expulsive therapy remains underused, according to a study published in the April issue of The Journal of Urology.
Apr 21, 2016
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Biomedical technology
Beautiful VR setting could reduce pain in unpleasant medical procedure
Being immersed in a stunning 'virtual' Icelandic landscape can reduce the pain caused by uncomfortable medical procedures, new research has found.
Jul 11, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Women twice as likely to suffer infection with kidney stones and other urinary blockages
While more men than women develop kidney stones and other obstructions in the urinary tract, women are more than twice as likely to suffer infections related to the condition, according to a new study led by Henry Ford Hospital ...
Sep 26, 2012
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