NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While heavier adults are more likely to get kidney stones than slimmer ones, that doesn't seem to be the case in kids, according to a new study. The finding seems ...

When you hear about kidney stones, you probably don't think of kids. However, new data says maybe we should. Over the last couple of decades, more and more children are being diagnosed with kidney ...

(COLORADO) — After seeing a rise in kidney stone cases among kids, Children’s Hospital Colorado (Children’s Colorado) is making sure families and caregivers recognize the signs of kidney stones. “Each ...

More children around the U.S. are getting kidney stones, a condition now wrongly associated with “white, middle-aged men”, experts say. The stones are pebble-like clusters of minerals and salts that ...

CHICAGO (AP) - Doctors are puzzling over what seems to be an increase in the number of children with kidney stones, a condition some blame on kids' love of cheeseburgers, fries and other salty foods.

Kidney stones are hard calcium masses formed in the kidneys, and sometimes they stay in the kidney and cause no issues. But if they try to pass out of the kidney and get stuck, they can cause extreme ...

Kidney stones are something you usually see in middle aged people; But what has gotten the attention of doctors is a steep rise in kidney stones in kids. Dr. Bruce Hensel reported. "Kidney stones are ...

Lots of things can come to mind when considering the expression “double the trouble.” A parking ticket, a loud dog, a friend who smells bad – all of these things are worse in twos, and for a young ...

SAN ANTONIO — This week marks National Pediatric Transplant Week, bringing awareness to the often-silent ailment of kidney disease. It's why regular child screenings are needed to pick up clues that a ...