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

The study shows that while scurvy is indeed a rare disease today, it is still possible to develop the condition.

For example, the FDA recommends women get 75 mg of vitamin C per day and men get 90 mg of vitamin C per day - about the ...

Further tests revealed a vitamin D deficiency and a severe deficiency in vitamin C. With the diagnosis of scurvy confirmed, ...

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 ...

Unhealthy diets and bariatric surgery appear to be factors in the re-emergence of this once-prevalent disease.

Here's what you need to know. Emergen-C's main ingredient is vitamin C. Some versions contain about 1,000 milligrams (mg) per packet, while others may vary. It's important to check specific ...

He was diagnosed with scurvy and treated with daily vitamin C (1000 mg), vitamin D3, folic acid and multivitamin supplements, after which his painful rash and other symptoms cleared up.

Upon diagnosing her with a serious case of scurvy, doctors gave her 1,000 mg of intravenous vitamin C for seven days, then 1,000 mg of oral vitamin C daily. “Her lower leg weakness began to ...