NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who have had a kidney stone seem to have a heightened risk of gallstones -- and vice versa, according to a new study. Researchers already know that obesity, diabetes ...

The human body, it turns out, is surprisingly good at making stone. Give it enough time and the right conditions and it will go about crystallising minerals, hardening secretions and, in rare cases, ...

In the United States, 73.6 percent of adults are overweight or obese, with 41.9 percent classified as obese. Excess weight increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke, ...

Of all the body’s amazing abilities, perhaps one of the strangest is its capacity to make stones. Many will have heard of kidney or gallstones, and be aware of the problems they can cause. But there ...

The Growing Concern of Kidney Stones In recent times, the issue of kidney stones has been on the rise. Stones forming in the ...