Hydrangea: An Herbal Treatment for Kidney Stones
They contain mineral compounds of magnesium, phosphorous, sulfur, and calcium, which chemically break down and change calcium oxalate and calcium carbonate stones in both the kidneys and gall bladder. The famed American physician Dr. Edward E.
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The Macabre Beauty of Medical Photographs
Norman Barker was fresh out of the Maryland Institute College of Art when he got an assignment to photograph a kidney. The human kidney, extracted during an autopsy, was riddled with cysts, a sign of polycystic kidney disease. … Gallstones can form …
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High-Tech Gadgets for Pets
4 High-Tech Gadgets for Pets: Health Meter cat litter is not only biodegradable, but acts as an illness detection and odor eliminator. The litter actually changes color if your cat has any sign of urinary stone or kidney problems, bladder infection, or …
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Coping with My Twins' Rare Genetic Disorder
<a href="http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD/Condition/104/Ochoa_syndrome.aspx" target="_hplink">Though treatment does exist</a> in the form of antibiotics and bladder re-education, some patients can develop renal failure in their teens and 20's …
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Prostate Cancer Therapy Linked to Acute Kidney Injury
The study, which appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) on July 17, showed that androgen deprivation therapy could cause a 250 percent increase in a man's chances of developing acute kidney injury. The rapid loss of kidney …
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Solve your 'plumbing' problems
Health.com: 10 ways to keep your bladder healthy. 'I had a kidney stone — and I live in fear of more'. While men are their main victims, the incidence of kidney stones in American women has nearly doubled in the past two decades, a new study shows.
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