NEW DELHI: Researchers, who reviewed 18 studies on benefits of drinking water, found the most evidence related to preventing kidney stones and helping people lose weight. Drinking eight cups of ...

Misconceptions about kidney and bladder stones often arise from a lack of understanding of their unique characteristics. Read ...

Kidney doctors are called nephrologists. They treat conditions that affect the kidneys, like chronic kidney disease and kidney stones. They also may help people manage chronic conditions like diabetes ...

which involved the removal of about 80% of her stomach. A tailored diet plan post-surgery led to her losing nearly three stone within the first weeks. Gradually, the weight began to melt away from ...

Stage 2 kidney disease is mainly asymptomatic and may be difficult to diagnose. Some physical symptoms include changes in urine color and dry or itchy skin. Lifestyle changes can help prevent ...

Kidney stones are crystals that develop in the kidneys and are often extremely painful. The stones may block urine flow and can, in severe instances, result in renal failure. The most common type of ...

Waxing makes me smooth, but is extremely painful. And in-office laser hair removal services are expensive as all hell and not quite as permanent as people claim. But turns out, the answer all ...

12,000-year-old perforated stones found over years of excavations in Israel may "represent early evidence for the adoption of spinning with the ’spindle and whorl' device," according to newly ...

EndoTheia has completed the clinical trial of its FlexStone Basket, an independently steerable device, designed for kidney stone removal ... independently steerable laser fibre designed to ...

What is laser photocoagulation for AMD? Laser photocoagulation is a type of laser surgery for the eyes. It's done to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD). AMD can lead to vision loss. The ...

This is fairly basic stuff from a urologic standpoint, but for kidney stone surgery we have—and let's just keep it to actively intervening, and that being some sort of stone removal procedure. We have ...