/tags/kidney-stones kidney stones en-US Copyright Mon, 16 Oct 2017 13:20:00 GMT /health-science-tech/2017-10-16/kidney-stones-why-its-hard-for-some-people-to-follow-a-simple-means-of-prevention Researchers are launching clinical trials into prevention and treatment of kidney stones — hard deposits of minerals and salts that can block the flow of… Mon, 16 Oct 2017 13:20:00 GMT /health-science-tech/2017-10-16/kidney-stones-why-its-hard-for-some-people-to-follow-a-simple-means-of-prevention Sam Baker /health-science-tech/2015-04-13/kidney-stones-why-something-so-small-causes-so-much-pain The National Kidney Foundation says they send a half-million people to emergency rooms each year because of kidney stones - hard objects made from… Mon, 13 Apr 2015 11:45:00 GMT /health-science-tech/2015-04-13/kidney-stones-why-something-so-small-causes-so-much-pain Sam Baker