Here's what kidney stones are, what causes them and how you can expect to have them treated if they affect you or someone you love.

Although anyone can get kidney stones, your risk changes over the age of 50. Our expert explains why this occurs and what you ...

CHICAGO – Kidney stones should be added to the list of health problems linked with hormone pill use after menopause, according to an analysis of landmark government research that first raised ...

Kidney stones are becoming more common, particularly for women, a new study reports. Investigators found that women — especially those 18 to 39 years old — developed stones more often than men.

Kidney stones are one of the most painful conditions known. After X-rays and other tests, doctors returned their diagnosis: She had a kidney stone.

Q: I thought kidney stones were more common in men than women, but my wife is now getting them. Are women getting stones more often now? Kidney stones are abnormal hardened masses of mineral and ...

The percentage of U.S. women who visit an emergency room for kidney stones is on the rise, a new study suggests. Over a three-year period, the rate of emergency-department visits for kidney stones ...

Women have another reason to exercise: It may help prevent kidney stones.Even walking for a couple hours a week can cut the risk of developing this painful and common problem by about one-third, a ...

As if passing a kidney stone wasn’t intense enough on its own: A New Jersey woman made viewers wince after expelling one of the calcified pellets by riding a rollercoaster at Disney World.

Dr. Robert Greenwell, division of nephrology chief at Mercy Medical Center, discusses kidney stones on The Woman's Doctor. Skip to content NOWCAST WBAL-TV 11 News Tonight ...

After about eight years, 3 percent of the women had developed a kidney stone. Compared to women who got no leisure-time exercise, those who got up to five METs per week had a 16 percent lower risk ...

Men with and without a history of kidney stones had higher rates of CHD compared with women (1,355 versus 1,022 per 100,000 person-years), but the difference failed to achieve statistical ...