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Kidney Stones? Not Quite, Ma'am. You're About to Give Birth to a Baby! (Video)

A Romanian woman awaiting treatment for kidney stones was shocked to find out she was pregnant. She has given birth to a 12-pound baby boy.

Joe Saunders Passed His Kidney Stone

As I told you about the other day, Angels pitcher Joe Saunders has been having a rough go of things lately. The poor guy has had to miss nearly a full week of action thanks to complications from a kidney stone. Those complications being pain. Horrible, horrible pain.Well if you were in downtown Seattle on Wednesday...

Those Screams You Hear Are Joe Saunders'

I'm not afraid of a lot of things, but I do have my fears. Right now my biggest fear in life is seeing Ozzie Guillen summoning a pitcher from his bullpen with anything less than a ten run lead. Still, one thing I've never had to deal with but I've always feared is the idea of getting a kidney stone. Going off of stories...

Kidney Stones News From the Web

05/29/12 What is the key to kicking kidney stones? Source: FOX - WFXL 31 - Albany GA Many say kidney problems are abundant in the south--and doctors have their theories as to why.
05/26/12 Man Discovers He's Actually A Woman Thanks To Kidney... Source: Red Orbit A trip to the hospital to deal with a kidney stone wound up being a life-changing event for a Denver, Colorado man, who learned in the emergency room that he was actually a woman.
05/24/12 'Idol' Winner Phillip Phillips' Parents Talk His... Source: Ace Showbiz Father Phillip Phillips Sr. said his son is in good shape but he walks like an old man because he has to endure the pain from the stint inside him.
05/24/12 Prevalence of Kidney Stones Doubles in Wake of Obesity... Source: Bioscience Technology The number of Americans suffering from kidney stones between 2007 and 2010 nearly doubled from 1994, according to a new study by researchers at UCLA and the RAND Corp. "Our findings also suggested that the increase is due, in large part, to the increase in obesity and diabetes among Americans."
05/21/12 The Pregnancy Symptom I'm NOT Looking Forward To... Source: Babble There was a lot that I was prepared for when I was first expecting.

Background on Kidney Stones

A kidney stone, also known as a renal calculus (from the Latin ren, "kidney" and calculus, "pebble") is a solid concretion or crystal aggregation formed in the kidneys from dietary minerals in the urine.

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