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October 27, 2011
Kidney stones tied to higher diabetes risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who've suffered bouts of kidney stones may have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes later on, new research suggests.
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October 14, 2011
Report links kidney stones and gallstones
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.
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October 6, 2011
Supplement users often get ample minerals in diet
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who take dietary supplements to boost their intake of minerals tend also to get more nutrients from their food than those who don't take supplements, according to a new study that suggests vitamins are often taken by the people who need them least.
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September 1, 2011
Obesity not behind kidney stones in kids: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While heavier adults are more likely to get kidney stones than slimmer ones, that doesn't seem to be the case in kids, according to a new study.
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July 7, 2011
Older women who take vitamin D3 may live longer
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Elderly women who take vitamin D3 supplements may have a small survival advantage over those who don't, a new research review concludes, although they also raise their risk of kidney stones.
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June 27, 2011
Can vitamin D lower your risk of melanoma?
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Taking vitamin D may help protect women who have already had non-melanoma skin cancers against a much deadlier form of the disease, suggests a new study.
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January 28, 2011
Too many narcotics prescribed after surgery: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many people who undergo urology procedures may be sent home with more narcotic painkillers than they need -- leaving home medicine cabinets filled with the potentially addictive drugs, a new study suggests.
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January 26, 2011
Kidney stones and clogged arteries may be linked
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young adults who've had kidney stones may also have an increased risk of clogged arteries, a new study says.
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January 13, 2011
China arrests 96 over tainted milk: source
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police have arrested 96 people for using melamine-tainted milk powder to produce dairy products, state media said on Thursday, the same chemical that killed several babies in a milk powder scandal in 2008.
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January 5, 2011
Patients underestimate CT scan radiation, risks
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Here's a chance to test your medical knowledge:
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November 30, 2010
North Americans get plenty of calcium, vitamin D
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most people in the United States and Canada get plenty of vitamin D and calcium, and may damage their health by taking too many supplements, experts advised on Tuesday.
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November 5, 2010
Self-employed urologists order more imaging
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A patient may be twice as likely to undergo an x-ray, ultrasound or other diagnostic imaging test after seeing a self-employed urologist as opposed to an employed urologist on salary, suggests a new study.
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October 11, 2010
Hormone replacement increases kidney stone risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who take hormone replacement after menopause are at increased risk of developing kidney stones, new research shows.
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August 27, 2010
Stone surgeries may rise with physician ownership
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More physician-owned outpatient surgery centers may mean the surgical removal of more kidney stones, suggests a new study.
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August 10, 2010
China to check tainted milk powder reports
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese food safety officials are investigating reports that hormone-tainted milk powder has caused baby girls to show signs of premature sexual development, a Health Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.
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August 3, 2010
Kidney stones becoming more common in kids?
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of children treated for kidney stones at some U.S. hospitals has been on the rise over the past decade, for reasons that are not yet certain, according to a new study.
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January 25, 2010
After 2008 scare, China finds more toxic milk products
BEIJING (Reuters) - Authorities in southwestern China have ordered three batches of milk products off shelves because they contain a chemical that killed at least six children in 2008, causing global concern over the made-in-China brand.
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January 18, 2010
Obesity linked to higher risk of kidney stones
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obese people are more likely to develop kidney stones than normal weight individuals, but severe obesity doesn't seem to further increase risk, research in the Journal of Urology shows.
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January 4, 2010
Shanghai dairy shut after melamine scare: report
BEIJING (Reuters) - A Shanghai dairy has been closed and three of its executives arrested for selling milk powder tainted with melamine, the industrial chemical responsible for the death of six children in 2008, Xinhua news agency reported.
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November 24, 2009
China executes two for tainted milk scandal
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Tuesday executed two people for their role in a tainted milk scandal that killed at least six children and further sullied the made-in-China brand.
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November 17, 2009
Shockwave therapy shows promise for ED
LYON, FRANCE (Reuters Health) - It sounds painful, but shockwave therapy may be an effective treatment for men who suffer from erectile dysfunction (ED), according to a small study showcased here at the European Society for Sexual Medicine.
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November 9, 2009
Watch for kidney stones in kids with abdominal pain
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many children with kidney stones don't have the classical symptoms associated with the condition, such as painful, bloody urination, according to a new study.
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August 18, 2009
'DASH' diet may prevent kidney stones
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A diet widely recommended for lowering blood pressure may also curb people's risk of developing kidney stones, a new study suggests.
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August 6, 2009
Potassium cuts kidney stones in kids on "K" diet
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children on the high-fat ketogenic, or "K diet" to control epileptic seizures can prevent the painful kidney stones that the diet can sometimes cause if they take a daily supplement of potassium citrate the day they start the diet, doctors have found.
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August 4, 2009
Inadequate vitamin D levels common in US children
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most US kids aren't getting enough vitamin D, a report in Pediatrics shows, raising their risk of weak bones and, possibly, heart disease.
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June 30, 2009
Gastric bypass may raise risk of kidney stones
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The risk of kidney stone disease and kidney stone surgery is increased following gastric bypass surgery that is performed to treat morbid obesity, according to a study published in the Journal of Urology.
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May 20, 2009
Kidney stones seen on the increase in kids
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kidney stones -- a painful condition usually thought to plague people in middle age -- are on the rise in children, due in part to a poor diet, physical inactivity, and rising rates of childhood obesity.
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April 1, 2009
Diabetics may need more calcium with their fiber
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with type 2 diabetes who are trying to bulk up on fiber may need to pay closer attention to their calcium intake as well, a small study suggests.
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February 4, 2009
Melamine in milk linked to kidney disease in children
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A study of kidney disease risk in Chinese children who were exposed to milk contaminated with melamine is being published in The New England Journal of Medicine. It shows that exposure to melamine-contaminated powdered formula increased the risk of urinary stones by up to sevenfold, but the clinical relevance of these stones, which often produce no symptoms or laboratory abnormalities, is unclear.
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December 31, 2008
China dairy boss pleads guilty in melamine case
BEIJING (Reuters) - The chairwoman of a Chinese dairy company went on trial on Wednesday over a tainted milk scandal that has killed at least six children and made thousands ill.
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December 2, 2008
China raises death estimate from tainted milk to six
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has lifted to six the number of babies believed killed from drinking toxic milk formula and raised the number affected to 294,000, months after a scare that has battered confidence among local and foreign consumers.
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December 1, 2008
FDA defends U.S. infant formula
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration defended the safety of infant formula sold in the United States on Friday despite tests that found the chemical melamine in one brand and a related compound in another.
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November 11, 2008
Calcium builds men's bones, too, study confirms
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men's bones benefit from calcium supplementation just as much as women's do, a new study out in the Archives of Internal Medicine shows.
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October 31, 2008
China turns to fixing system as toxic milk cases fall
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's health minister urged the nation's officials to focus on fixing its problem-ridden food safety system now the flood of Chinese children hospitalised for toxic milk poisoning has eased.
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October 28, 2008
Chinese kids on melamine milk develop crystals: WHO
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Some children who have fallen ill in China after being fed milk formula that had been contaminated with melamine have developed "crystals" in their kidneys, a WHO food safety expert said on Tuesday.
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October 21, 2008
China faces crib recall amid tainted milk scandal
BEIJING (Reuters) - China, embroiled in a tainted milk scandal that has made thousand of infants sick, said it took product safety very seriously, especially where children were concerned, after a new report about faulty Chinese-made cribs.
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October 3, 2008
Genes pinpoint people at risk for gout - study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have pinpointed three genes related to the high blood levels of uric acid that cause gout in a step that could help identify people at special risk for this common and painful type of arthritis.
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September 29, 2008
Deadly milk shows China's rules of political survival
BEIJING (Reuters) - "We worked real hard for half a year, now we're suddenly back to before the Games were here," goes the translation of a rhyme doing the rounds in China.
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September 26, 2008
US FDA warns about instant coffee made in China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators warned the public on Friday not to consume seven Mr. Brown instant coffee and milk tea products that were made in China, because of concerns they may be contaminated with melamine.
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September 26, 2008
China toxic milk victims seen to rise by 10,000
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese provinces have reported nearly 10,000 additional cases of children who have developed kidney illnesses after drinking toxic milk formula in recent days, local media reported on Friday.
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September 24, 2008
HK parents swamp clinics for kid's kidney tests
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hundreds of worried parents in Hong Kong streamed into government clinics with their children this week after news broke that the China-imported milk they had been feeding their youngsters may have been contaminated.
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September 23, 2008
French firm recalls baby milk on salmonella fears
PARIS (Reuters) - A French company said Tuesday it had ordered the withdrawal of a batch of powdered baby milk sold exclusively in pharmacies after traces of salmonella were found in eight babies.
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September 23, 2008
FDA expands checks for Chinese milk products
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration has expanded its checks for possible melamine-contaminated food products from China to include candy and other items, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
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September 23, 2008
No need for import ban on Chinese milk products
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation has no reports of infants outside China and Hong Kong getting sick from toxic milk formula and sees no need for an import ban on Chinese milk products, a WHO expert said on Tuesday.
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September 22, 2008
Fears grow around world over tainted Chinese milk
BEIJING (Reuters) - Fears are growing around the world about the safety of Chinese dairy products after thousands of babies in China fell ill from drinking tainted milk formula, with bans and recalls in place in several countries.
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September 22, 2008
Nearly 13,000 in hospital in China milk scandal
BEIJING (Reuters) - The number of Chinese infants sick in hospital after drinking tainted milk formula doubled to nearly 13,000 and the country's top quality regulator resigned on Monday in the latest blight on the "made-in-China" brand.
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September 19, 2008
Singapore bans dairy from China, EU wants answers
BEIJING (Reuters) - Singapore banned all dairy imports from China on Friday and the European Union demanded answers from Beijing as the baby formula scandal that has left thousands of infants ill across China spread to liquid milk.
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September 17, 2008
China toxic milk powder kills 3, thousands sick
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Wednesday a third infant had died after drinking contaminated milk and the number sick had leapt to many thousands, while an official said the health threat was concealed for at least a month.
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September 15, 2008
China reports second infant death in milk scandal
BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported on Monday the death of a second infant from tainted milk powder in a growing scandal that left hundreds more ill but only led to a product recall after the New Zealand government raised the alarm.
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September 12, 2008
China blames milk suppliers in baby health scare
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has questioned 78 people in a health scare involving tainted baby milk formula linked to the death of one infant and the development of kidney stones in dozens of others across the country, state media said on Friday.