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Kidney stones could double the risk of dialysis
or kidney transplant later in life for people
who have had them, says a study. University of Alberta faculty of medicine and dentistry
researchers Todd Alexander and Marcello
Tonelli tracked data of more than three million Albertans over an 11-year period from 1997 to 2009. They discovered those with a history of kidney stones were twice as likely to have
serious kidney problems later in life when
compared to people who had never suffered
from kidney stones, the British Medical Journal
reported.
Women under the age of 50 years who had a
history of kidney stones were four times as
likely to later develop kidney failure. Although
the actual number of those who developed
kidney failure was small, the link to having a
history of kidney stones was noteworthy,
according to a university statement. ”I think
what these results tell me, is that we should
be screening those with a history of kidney
stones for risk factors for the development of
kidney disease,” said Alexander, study co-
author and practising paediatric nephrologist.

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