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The term scurvy might conjure images of pirates or 18th century sailors. But the condition, caused by a vitamin C deficiency, often triggered by a poor diet, might actually be re-emerging. A group of ...

Skeletons of early modern whalers reveal widespread scurvy, pipe smoking and heavy physical labor.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You may be at risk of scurvy if you don't eat enough fruit and vegetable containing vitamin C. (Getty Images) (Alexander Spatari ...

Scurvy is often considered a historical ailment, conjuring images of sailors on long sea voyages suffering from a lack of fresh fruit and vegetables. Yet doctors in developed countries have recently ...

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Most people are aware that eating plenty of fruits and vegetables is important for overall health. But not having enough — or any — fresh produce raises the risk of developing a serious health ...

Scurvy, a disease caused by a severe lack of vitamin C in the diet, is most often associated with 17th-century pirates. But cases of scurvy still appear in the United States — and doctors say its 21st ...

In the 17th and 18th centuries, whalers experienced extensive physical labor and diseases such as scurvy due to the nature of ...

Scurvy doesn't just turn your skin yellow. In fact, in the later stages of the disease, the skin turns black, often right before you die, horribly, from massive internal hemorrhaging near the brain or ...

NHS statistics show far more people required hospital treatment for the disease this year than they did 10 years ago. Over the last two years, hospitals have taken in 171 people suffering from the ...

Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate’s life was not for him. English singer James Blunt was so committed to being a carnivore in college that he went on an all-meat diet to show up his vegan and vegetarian ...