Recent Examples on the WebFor instance, patients with kidney stones might need more water to help manage their condition, while those with heart or kidney problems may need to limit their fluid intake.—Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024 This condition can cause painful kidney stones or possibly interfere with healthy bone development, as well as heart and brain functions.—Discover Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024 Once considered an affliction of older obese white men, kidney stones are now increasingly common among children and Black and brown communities.—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024 Mullins said she was diagnosed with kidney stones just over a year ago.—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2024 The essay film starts with Phillips talking about her kidney stone and from there looking at stones of all kinds.—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024 Meanwhile the animals, some of whom were once deployed in America’s foreign wars, are helping break new ground with research on kidney stones, cataracts, weight issues and all the other indignities faced by aging veterans everywhere.—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024 After lying under sedation for multiple days, Mullins woke up from her kidney stone removal to some jarring news: her legs had been amputated.—Emilee Coblentz, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024 There are risks of consuming beets, such as potential food allergy, kidney stone formation, or color changes in your urine or stool.—Selene Yeager, Health, 27 July 2023
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