Scurvy, a vitamin C deficiency disease that plagued sailors and pirates centuries ago, appears to be re-emerging thanks to the rising cost of living and the popularity of weight loss surgery, a ...

When he was a college freshman, Matt Storrs started experiencing some unexplainable symptoms. “The first thing I noticed was my gums began to bleed really easily,” says Storrs, 37, now a ...

Scurvy may not be a disease you hear much about in the 21st century, but it was once a major concern for sailors and seafarers. It killed more than two million sailors between the time Columbus ...

Scurvy, caused by a vitamin C deficiency, is back in the news following the hospital admission of a 51-year-old Australian man who presented with an acute case of the condition that, until recent ...

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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, especially inflamed blood ...

Scurvy is often thought of as an archaic disease that affected sailors in the 18th century, when it was common for as many as two-thirds of a ship’s crew to die from it on a long sea voyage.

Lauren Ball receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council, Queensland Health and Mater Misericordia. She is a Director of Dietitians Australia, a Director of Food ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. While rates of scurvy are nowhere near as high as they once were ...

Their findings highlight an alarming trend – in the span of just five years, the incidence of Scurvy in children more than tripled from 8.2 to 26.7 cases per 100,000. More than half (64.2% ...

The diagnosis they highlight is scurvy, a disease that has faded from common medical concern but is reemerging, partly due to the rise in bariatric surgery. In their article, Dermawan and ...