An article on scurvy opens up with the story of th...  ...is a particularly horrible way to die, as lack of vitamin C prevents the body from producing sufficient collagen . The symptoms include pain, bleeding, and the ina...  ...include pain, bleeding, and the inability to move correctl...

The word scurvy may make you think of pirates and...  ...voyages, but "land scurvy" affected many European Crusaders who spent months trudging through the Middle East...  ...hysician James 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 Middle Ages, ship captains knew that fresh fruit, particularly citrus , would fend off scurvy, which had been the scourg...  ...ages. Scottish physician James Lind unc...