"A poor diet increases a patient’s risk of developing a range of nutritional diseases – malnutrition, rickets, scurvy, iron, vitamin and folate deficiencies, all of which are becoming increasingly ...
A disease historically associated with malnourishment on sailing vessels may have a new, modern culprit: Bariatric surgery.
THE number of admissions made for malnourished patients at Warrington and Halton Hospital increased last year, new figures show.
Doctors who treated a man with scurvy who couldn’t afford to eat fresh fruit and vegetables say the cost of living crisis ...
A whole host of diseases that were rife in the Victorian era are spreading, with malnutrition, a fall in MMR vaccination ...
Scurvy is a terrible disease that has been eradicated, right? The disease is caused by a deficiency of vitamin C (ascorbic acid), found in oranges and other fru ...
Scurvy, an ancient disease caused by vitamin C deficiency, is making a surprising comeback, especially among families facing ...
Scurvy is a terrible disease that has been eradicated, right? The disease is caused by a deficiency of vitamin C (ascorbic ...
Doctors in developed countries have recently reported treating cases of scurvy. Here’s why we might see more of it.
Cases of scurvy, a Renaissance-era sickness, is resurfacing, with a rise in cases detected according to an analysis by the ...
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Scurvy is still out there
Scurvy is a potentially deadly disease with gruesome symptoms that, until the 20th century, often afflicted sailors on long ...
Scurvy is an easily treatable disease of the ... researchers say. “Our patient had multiple risk factors, namely, poor dietary habits, obesity, previous bariatric surgery, use of proton pump ...