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Global Warming Linked to Heightened Kidney Stone Risk (HealthDay News)

Rising temperatures and increased dehydration linked to global warming will boost kidney stone rates in the United States and around the world, new research suggests.

Kristina Penniston, a registered dietician and associate scientist in the department of urology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison, called the new research “illuminating and provocative.”