An article at The Journal of Economic History trac...  ...revealed to be both a preventative and a cure for scurvy , which was a plague among long-distance sailors.I...  ...late eighteenth century that citrus fruits cured scurvy . More specifically, we claim that mafia appeared...

[http://youtu.be/3aNhzLUL2ys] (YouTube link)What d...  ...ttp://youtu.be/3aNhzLUL2ys] (YouTube link)What do scurvy and measles have in common? They are diseases we...  ...other note, can you say “Citrus fruits cure scurvy ” three times fast? -via Geeks Are Sexy

An article on scurvy opens up with the story of the Norwegian whaling...  ...d equipment, they all died by the end of February. Scurvy is a particularly horrible way to die, as lack of...  ...mplement Lind's recommendations.Read a history of scurvy

The word scurvy may make you think of pirates and sailors on long...  ...irates and sailors on long sea voyages, but "land scurvy " affected many European Crusaders who spent month...  ...mes Lind found that oranges and lemons could cure scurvy , but that didn't help all sailors...

We know that scurvy is a disease caused by lack of vitamin C. In the...  ...fresh fruit, particularly citrus, would fend off scurvy , which had been the scourge of long sea voyages....  ...lemon juice, but in time the method of preventing scurvy was changed until it was no longe...