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Orange Juice Fights Kidney Stones
Sept. 7, 2006 -- A glass of orange juice a day may keep kidney stones at bay. A new study shows that a daily glass of orange juice may help prevent recurrent kidney stones better than other citrus juices like lemonade. Researchers say many people assume that all citrus juices prevent the formation o
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Lemonade Helps Kidney Stones
May 24, 2006 – If life gives you kidney stones kidney stones, make lemonade. New research shows that lemonade is an effective -- and delicious -- way for kidney-stone-prone people to slow the development of new stones. "When treating patients in our kidney stone center, we put everyone on lemonade t
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Diabetes From Kidney Stone Blaster?
April 10, 2006 -- Pulverizing kidney stones with shock waves raises a person's risk of diabetes and high blood pressure, a new study shows. In the early 1980s, getting a kidney stone kidney stone often meant painful open surgery. Then came shock wave lithotripsy shock wave lithotripsy . This revolut
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Weight Gain, Obesity Linked to Kidney Stones
Jan. 25, 2005 -- Being obese or gaining weight may increase the risk of developing painful kidney stones, and women may be especially vulnerable to these added risks, according to a new study. Researchers found women who weighed more than 220 pounds were 90% more likely to develop kidney stones than
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