A doctor has said the disease 'is something out of books from pirate stories' and its reoccurrence is 'tragic' ...

Lupita Nyong'o has revealed that her diet was once so poor that she gave herself scurvy - which caused her gums to bleed and separate from her teeth. The actress, 41, recalled the 'terrifying ...

Scurvy is a pathological life-threatening condition ... bleeding of gums, and loose teeth, as well as bone and cartilage fragility. In the late 1950s, the new tools of biological chemistry allowed ...

Scurvy can leave patients feeling tired, weak and with joint pain. They can have swollen, bleeding gums and lose their teeth. There are also knock-on issues caused to skin. Dr Beasley told the ...