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What are the effects of Melamine?

Grace — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 18:43:04 +0000

Some critics have suggested that China knew about the link between the sick babies and melamine-laced formula months ago — well before the Summer Olympics in Beijing — but did not investigate until external pressure left them no...

Melamine Scare in Kidney Stones Among Infants in the Philippines

Grace — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:19:04 +0000

The Philippines’ Health department ordered a nationwide records review of kidney stone cases in children after dozens of infants in China got sick from melamine-tainted milk. Cases of renal stones in Filipino kids aged below five from January to...

Study: More kidney stone cases likely owing to global warming

Leena Komarraju — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:40:57 +0000

Ultimately, the time has come for human beings to start taking concrete steps to check global warming. After threatening to endanger life forms, submerge land masses under water bodies, cause adverse climatic changes and pollute the environment;...

Stay hydrated to prevent kidney stones

Rekha — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 04:39:32 +0000

The number of people suffering from kidney stones is increasing over the year. It is not certain what causes the development of kidney stones though hereditary plays a role in this. It is said that about 13% of men and 7% of women will have kidney...

Coffee beans are good for your health

Kalpana — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:59:39 +0000

Good news for the coffee lovers now. Scientists are giving proofs which say that its consumption is — good for the health. Coffee intake is linked with reduced risk of catching diseases like gallstones, kidney stones, different type of...

Americans spend $11 billion a year to treat urologic diseases: NIH

Irani — Tue, 08 May 2007 13:00:56 +0000

It seems the US government needs to invest more fund for researches into urologic disease processes and for developing targeted treatments to help itself off the immense burden of the diseases expenditure. Diseases of the bladder, prostate...

Tips to prevent kidney stone formation

Anupam Agnihotri — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 10:05:39 +0000

Why some people develop kidney stones while some don’t; is still not very clear to the researchers. However, they don’t fail to give suggestions that they believe could help prevent kidney stone formation. So, here are some of those...

Coffee: A health drink?

Anupam Agnihotri — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:30:45 +0000

Whereas excessive consumption of coffee is bad for health at the same time its moderate, consumption may shower upon you several health benefits too. According to the recent studies, conducted to know the impact of coffee consumption, it was found...

Kidney stones are becoming increasingly common in US children

Pooja — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 02:18:17 +0000

Pediatricians at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore have postulated that kidney stones are becoming increasingly common in children.

Kidney specialist Dr. Alicia Neu stated,

‘More and more children with kidney stones are coming to us....

People with gastric bypass most likely to develop kidney stones!

Anupam Agnihotri — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 06:30:59 +0000

Patients with gastric bypass surgery are more likely to develop kidney stones, according to the researchers at Minnesota’s Mayo Clinic. Researchers believe that gastric bypass surgery brings on some changes in urine’s chemical...