About 1 in 10 people in the United States will have a kidney stone at some point in their lives. Among these cases, uric acid stones account for 8% to 10%, making them a significant yet often ...

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have found that the more overweight a person is the more at risk he or she is for forming uric acid kidney stones. DALLAS – March 23, 2004 – ...

The lower urinary pH of type 2 diabetics is associated with greater levels of undissociated uric acid. TORONTO—Type 2 diabetics may be at a higher risk for uric acid stones, but not calcium oxalate ...

Uric acid is a waste product which is naturally formed in the body when it breaks down purines— which is a compounds often found in foods like red meat, seafood, and alcohol. In normal circumstances, ...