Vitamin patches are trending as a convenient alternative to supplements, but experts remain skeptical about their ability to ...

Before humans knew about the importance of vitamin C, seafarers in the 18th century would set sail with nothing but salted ...

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

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

The cost of living is cited in two recent cases of the disease associated with sailors centuries ago.

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

Though the service advises British adult s to consider taking vitamin D in the darker months, their entry on the common cold ...

Scurvy is a disease caused by a severe deficiency of vitamin C (ascorbic acid), which is essential for the production of ...

Scurvy may be mistaken for conditions like inflamed blood vessels and, if left untreated, may lead to potentially fatal ...

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