While rates of scurvy are nowhere near as high as they once were, the vitamin C deficiency best known for plaguing sailors during long voyages is still around. When cases do emerge, they can offer ...

Risk factors for scurvy include poor nutrition, gastric bypass surgery, dialysis, alcoholism, psychiatric history and eating disorders.

Scurvy, a condition caused by vitamin C deficiency was first linked to sailors during the Renaissance era. Economic hardships ...

Microbiologists and general practitioners explain how the idea that Vitamin C helps prevent against the cold got started, and ...

Science says, if you're already coming down with something, it's too late—and it doesn't work well as a preventative, either.

Scurvy, a now-rare disease best associated with sailors' lack of fresh fruit and vegetables on long sea voyages, is a ...

Comedian Matt Storrs shares his experiences with scurvy with Newsweek, as new research suggests the deficiency may be on the rise.

A DISEASE first reported in Ancient Greek and Egyptian times is making a comeback, doctors have warned. The cost of living ...

Dr Saurabh Sethi, a gastroenterologist in California, took to TikTok earlier this month to share common signs that you may be ...

The scourge of scurvy, which is caused by vitamin C deficiency, may be re-emerging amid the cost of living crisis and the ...

In a viral video, a microbiolgist warns that Vitamin C supplements like Emergen-C and Airborne don't prevent colds.

Start your day with a glass of warm water and the juice of half a lemon or lime. This refreshing drink not only rehydrates ...