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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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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 ...

(CNN) — The first controlled clinical trial recorded in the modern age, carried out in 1747 to test treatments for scurvy, may have drawn inspiration from the nephew of Sir Isaac Newton’s laboratory ...

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