Bacteria May Reduce Risk For Kidney Stones

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080305121018.htm

ScienceDaily (Mar. 6, 2008) — Researchers from Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center have found that the bacteria Oxalobacter formigenes (O. formigenes), a naturally occurring bacterium that has no known side effects, is associated with a 70 percent reduction in the risk of recurrent kidney stones.