Dear Dr. Roach: You recently wrote that sodium intake increases kidney stone risk. I thought kidneys filtered out serum calcium, meaning calcium intake causes calcium oxalate stones. As someone who ...

Kidney stones are small, painful clumps of minerals that form in your urinary tract. To avoid them, it's important to understand the causes. In fact, your genetics play a big role in whether or not ...

Calcinosis cutis is a condition where calcium salts are deposited in your skin. It can happen for a variety of reasons, and it often presents differently in different cases. Idiopathic. This type ...

Kidney stones refers to small, painful crystal formations in the kidneys. The concerning thing is that they are becoming increasingly common in both genders. They form when minerals and salts in the ...

Kidney stones are caused when there is an excess of salts and minerals in the urine. They turn into little hard stones and ...

In a new study of more than 40,000 patients, researchers at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City have found that patients ...

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