The largest kidney stones most doctors ever get to see is the size of a golf ball.

So surgeons in Hungary were taken aback when they removed a stone the size of a coconut from a man earlier today. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

Global warming is likely to increase the proportion of the population affected by kidney stones by expanding the higher-risk region known as the "kidney-stone belt" into neighboring states. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

A Newfoundland woman who went to a hospital complaining of kidney pain was shocked when she gave birth to a healthy baby boy soon after. picked by suebe 11 months ago

Melbourne renal specialists have discovered a gene that helps the kidney develop in infancy and repair itself in older age - a double job they believe has the ability to revolutionise the way organ disease is treated. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

From a pool of about seven billion, those hard-working geniuses at People magazine have managed to find the 100 most beautiful people in the whole wide world. And - get ready for the surprise - almost all of those beautiful people are rich American celebrities. picked by TraumaMamma 7 months ago

Luckily, the judge told the jury to take a flying leap at a rolling donut and ordered a new trial. The doctors blame each other of course. There was so much blame to go around the jurors likely was confused and found the patient had no right to sue. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

A daily dose of baking soda could help patients with chronic kidney disease avoid having to undergo dialysis, a study suggests.

Research by British scientists has found that sodium bicarbonate — otherwise known as baking soda — can dramatically slow the progress of the condition. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A Knox County man who pleaded guilty Friday to his 13th drunken driving offense will serve four years behind bars, but he’ll lose a kidney first. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

A New York doctor is demanding that his estranged wife pay him $1.5 million to compensate him for the kidney he gave her while they were still on good terms. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

The 8-year-old on the pamphlet needed a kidney transplant, and Bolan knew she could help. She did a quick Web search on the surgery and talked it over with her husband. Then she made a phone call to offer one of her kidneys to Sarah d**kman. picked by lkrofct 2 years ago

Derelict rocket stages that propelled four spacecraft toward the edges of our solar system and beyond are likely carrying Earthly bacteria out into the galaxy. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Steve Harwood likes to talk to famous people. Famous people are less keen and so retaliate. Luckily on each and every occasion a photographer has been there to capture the exact moment of pugnacity. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

A kidney nets the donor $2,500, sometimes less than half that amount, while recipients -- some 2,000 a year -- pay $6,000 to $12,000. picked by hypnotode 3 years ago

Unhappy people glue themselves to the television 30 percent more than happy people. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

There has always been an air of mystery surrounding Margaret Thatcher's famous boast that she only needed four hours sleep a night.

But now scientists have discovered a gene that determines the amount of sleep we need - and which allows some people to survive on fewer hours. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Police arrested five people, including a doctor, in the suburbs of Delhi for allegedly removing kidneys from young men without their permission and selling them to wealthy patients. picked by DemureArt 2 years ago

The University of the People is based on the premise that education is crucial to the advancement of individuals and of society at large. There are millions of people around the world, especially in developing countries, who are excluded from higher education for various reasons: some live far away from academic institutions, others cannot afford the admission fee and tuition for the local univers... read full post picked by dollyllama 7 months ago

Dutch television broadcaster BNN provoked an international uproar this week when it announced plans to air a live TV game show pitting rival kidney patients against one another in pursuit of a donor organ. But when the show ran on Friday, it proved to be a hoax.

Update to this picked by Queenofhearts 2 years ago

In a new Dutch reality TV show, premiering next week, a terminally ill woman will decide who out of three young patients will get her kidney. picked by VooDooPeacock 3 years ago

Scientists in Switzerland are reporting that bacteria in the human mouth play a role in creating the distinctive flavors of certain foods. They found that these bacteria actually produce food odors from odorless components of food, allowing people to fully savor fruits and vegetables. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago