You will feel the pain of a kidney stone. About 1 in 20 people will develop kidney stones at some point in their lives. Even worse, if you have had a previous kidney stone, you are more likely again to get one. It is important to be educated about kidney stones and how to prevent them from happening again. Poor diet and insufficient fluid intake are two of the most common causes of kidney stones (renal-lithiasis). The kidneys become crystallized…

A new study has found that women who drink soda or other fructose-rich drinks (i.e. Gout is a condition that has been known since ancient times. Although the ancients didn't know much about it, we now know that gout is an inflammatory arthritis type that affects 16 to 100,000 people in the United States. It was 42 cases per 100,000 people in 1996. This period saw a significant rise in soda and fructose intake. Now it is clear that fructose-rich…