Scurvy, once the scourge of pirates and buccaneers, was supposed to have gone down with the Jolly Roger. Vitamin C deficiency, after all, is so stupidly easy to treat that even 15th-century seafarers ...

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 ...

Time to raise the terror alert. The skull and crossbones have been sighted and Clearwater will be under attack … from pirates. The third annual Florida Pirate ...

Scurvy, often seen as a disease of the past, is still an ongoing concern for some patients. And it might be on the rise. Scurvy is caused by a severe lack of vitamin C, which contributes to a vast ...