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Kidney Stone Rate Nearly Doubles in 16 Years

Kidney stones are nearly twice as common now as they were in the early 1990s, according to a new study.

As Obesity Rates Rise, Cases of Kidney Stones Double: Study

FRIDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) -- The number of Americans suffering from kidney stones has almost doubled since 1994, researchers report, and the obesity epidemic is the most likely reason why.

Kidney Stones on the Rise

The number of people who have kidney stones has shot up by a whopping 70% over the previous two decades, as reported by Charles D. Scales, MD of the University of California Los Angeles based on preliminary analyses of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Prevalence of kidney stones doubles in wake of obesity epidemic

( University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences ) The number of Americans suffering from kidney stones between 2007 and 2010 nearly doubled since 1994, according to a study by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles and RAND.

Incidence of kidney stones doubles in wake of obesity epidemic

Washington, May 24 : A new study has revealed that the number of Americans suffering from kidney stones between 2007 and 2010 has nearly doubled since 1994.