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

More Americans now suffer from kidney stones than from heart disease, stroke or diabetes

May 25, 2012 RSS Feed Print

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For more information on kidney stones, visit the National Kidney Foundation.

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