Climate Change Could Cause More Kidney Stones

City Lab ^ | July 10, 2014 18:12 GMT | John Metcalfe

[Up Yours Marxists]

When one thinks of the warming climate, the phrases that pop into mind probably aren't "nausea and vomiting," "sharp, stabbing pain," and "blood in your urine." Yet these awful symptoms could become more prolific in the coming decades, as hotter weather appears to be linked with the risk of growing a kidney stone.

This disheartening prognosis comes from doctors at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and elsewhere who've completed a seven-year-long study of 60,433 patients in several major U.S. cities. When the temperature goes up, there's a subsequent spike in the number of people visiting hospitals for stone issues, they write in Environmental Health Perspectives. According to lead author Gregory E. Tasian: "We found that as daily temperatures rise, there is a rapid increase in the probability of patients presenting over the next 20 days with kidney stones."

[newfreep]

Fewer redheads and more kidney stones.

Gingers unite!!!

[IamConservative]

All of this stupid because Al Gore got a D in a science class.

Offers a really good perspective on how government funding distorts reality.

[MortMan]

Time to add extra heat shielding to your transmission tunnel.

That just sounds dirty! LOL

[jyro]

Polar vortex used to be called a cold front, lol

[CPOSharky]

When one thinks of the warming climate...

Start right off with a lie. It's not a "warming climate" it is SUMMER.

[sport]

Along with ingrowing toenails.

[palmer]

I've had three, and all presented in the summer.

That may be, but you are still here typing. Deaths from nearly every cause of death (heart attack, stroke, cancer, etc) are higher in winter. There are no causes of death which decrease in winter except lightning, heat stroke and similar rarities.

[jetson]

I think it is from all of the chemicals in wine making.

[goodnesswins]

Wish it were coming here...90s to 100 here for the next week plus...I think the Midwest is getting OUR weather

[<1/1,000,000th%]

And acne.

[denydenydeny]

The good news is that CHOP, which I’ve given money to in the past, has unlimited money to perform utterly frivolous “research” and no longer needs my money.

[the OlLine Rebel]

It’s OK to state that higher temp = increased risk of stones.

That doesn’t mean global warming causes stones.

However, the doctors seem to assume global warming is real, thus expect more stones. So there is some knid of politization. That premise needn’t be placed in this study.

[Leroy S. Mort]

That may be, but you are still here typing. Deaths from nearly every cause of death (heart attack, stroke, cancer, etc) are higher in winter. There are no causes of death which decrease in winter except lightning, heat stroke and similar rarities.

I don't remember the article mentioning anything about kidney stones being a mortal illness. I would suppose death from kidney stones is pretty unusual. If you've ever had one you'll remember occasions when you wished you were dead, however.