Cleveland Clinic researchers found that even with smart water bottles, coaching and financial incentives, patients couldn't ...

For many patients with urinary stone disease, treatment with a calcium-channel blocker or an alpha blocker can greatly improve their likelihood of passing their urinary stones, which may help these ...

Urinary stones are hard buildups of minerals that form in the urinary system and cause urinary tract infection, the obstruction of urinary flow and sometimes renal dysfunction. They may also be ...

Kidney/urinary stones can be managed with a little care and perseverance. The following are some simple tips for preventing stones - Increase in salt concentration in the urine results in ...

No difference seen in intervention, control groups in composite of symptomatic stone recurrence, new stone formation, stone growth of 2mm or greater. HealthDay News — For patients with a history of ...

The researchers found that stone passage rates were 50% in the tamsulosin group and 47% in the placebo group (relative risk, 1.05; 95.8% confidence interval, 0.87 to 1.27; P=.60). HealthDay News — ...

The optimal care of patients with urinary tract stone disease has been recognized to comprise both active removal of stones and methods aimed at preventing stone recurrences. Undoubtedly, ...

BARCELONA, Spain — The treatment of children with urinary tract stones can be a challenge because young people are smaller to work on than adults, there is an absence of suitable instruments, and ...