Until its re-emergence, scurvy has largely been wiped out of the Western world after it proved to be fatal for sailors throughout history. It is thought that the disease killed more than two ...

While it was once linked to 18th-century sailors living off limited diets for long sea journeys, scurvy still exists. In fact, a new case report in the Canadian Medical Association Journal details ...

An urgent warning has been issued by a leading pharmacist as cases of a disease more commonly linked with 18th Century ...

A leading pharmacist has sounded the alarm as instances of a disease more commonly linked to sailors from the 18th Century ...

Niamh said: “Scurvy is a disease caused by a Vitamin C deficiency and is associated with British sailors in the 18th Century who suffered from this disease as they didn’t have access to fresh ...

Niamh said: “Scurvy is a disease caused by a Vitamin C deficiency and is associated with British sailors in the 18th Century who suffered from this disease as they didn’t have access to fresh ...

Almost 300 years after naval surgeon James Lind discovered that citrus juice was an effective remedy for scurvy, the vitamin deficiency is experiencing a resurgence. Scurvy is a condition caused ...

Scurvy is eminently treatable, but because it’s a disease of the past – first associated with sailors during the Renaissance era – it may be mistaken for other conditions. The authors ...