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

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 ...

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

The scourge of scurvy, which is caused by vitamin C deficiency, may be re-emerging amid the cost of living crisis and the rise in weight loss (bariatric) surgery, suggest doctors in the journal BMJ ...

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 ...

When you consider how much quality skincare can cost these days — e.g., $81 for this vitamin C serum from Sunday Riley, which actually contains a smaller concentration of the vitamin than Bliss Bright ...

Citing potential adverse effects that include stroke or death, the FDA has a warning for people with a deficiency.

Doctors have detected the rare disease of scurvy in Australia, in what one medical journal has labelled a potential “cost-of-living” case.

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