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| | On the Genetic Etiology of Scurvy |
 | | Scurvy is a very ancient disease; it was mentioned by Hippocrates (Hirsch, 1885) and the Egyptians had several hieroglyphs for writing about the disease (Ebbell, 1938; Bourne, 1944). | | | We have been engaged in the preparation of a comprehensive and critical review of the clinical work on the therapeutic use of ascorbic acid in diseases other than scurvy during the past three decades (Stone, in preparation). | | | In this manner they maintained physiological responses at optimal levels and were able to take advantage of many of ascorbic acid’s unique therapeutic properties. |
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http://www.seanet.com/~alexs/ascorbate/196x/stone-i-acta_genet_med_et_gemell-1966-v15-p345.htm
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| | The Danger of Scurvy |
| | Their cases were as similar as I could have them." Lind went on the describe a classic therapeutic experiment on sailors with scurvy in which various proposed remedies were tested as antiscorbutics. | | | His experiment provided clear evidence of the curative value of oranges and lemons and was also the first example of a controlled clinical nutrition study using human subjects. | | | Then I went to the doctor and he said that it was just genital herpes. |
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| | A Timeline of Scurvy |
| | [415] Lind’s study was eloquent for its time in that it was a concurrent study of commonly used scurvy treatments, with similar patients, in similar conditions. | | | [120] Hippocrates, Father of Medicine, wrote that individuals with scurvy “have foetid breath, lax gums, and h[e]mmorrhage from the nose.”[121] Unlike the Egyptians, Hippocrates unnamed cure was likely ineffective as it required “a tedious cure that often ‘accompanied a patient to his death’”. | | | [122] Apart form Hippocrates, however, there is little documentation of incidences of scurvy or its medical treatments in the ancient world. |
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| | [a] of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick". |
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| | Vitamin C: A Perspective on Scurvy |
| | As a result, health care professionals are not trained to recognize scurvy in a clinical setting. | | | However, examination of the recent medical literature suggests that scurvy continues to be observed in developed nations. | | | One wonders, in fact, in how many naval engagements the outcome was principally determined by relative degrees of incapacitation of crews by scurvy and other diseases, as opposed to fighting skills.” [2] |
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http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/July2002/scurvyperspective31.htm
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| | Eight Decades of Scurvy |
| | This paper will discuss the history of scurvy in this country over the past eight decades and try to explain how a potentially-fatal and insidious genetic disease of such wide incidence in our population could become an unrecognized, phantom disease, to which most present day doctors pay little or no attention and are unconcerned. | | | Guinea pigs or monkeys are the only test animals that should be used in any medical experiments where results are to be extrapolated to humans. | | | The result of Holst and Frohlich’s work was to provide a small test animal that could be used in laboratory experiments on scurvy. |
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http://www.seanet.com/~alexs/ascorbate/197x/stone-i-orthomol_psych-1979-v8-n2-p58.htm
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| | Chronic Scurvy |
| | Whilst day to day variations in the pericorneal vessels are a relatively easily readable ‘barometer’ of ‘ephemeral’ scurvy especially when viewed via the slit lamp biomicroscope of the contact lens practitioner, little attention has been paid to it except by a few dedicated medical practitioners. | | | The pericorneal vasculature, studied frequently by contact lens practitioners, shows that Scurvy affects all humans some of the time and most of us most of the time. | | | Bush has also promoted the idea that chronic scurvy not only exists, but can be accurately measured. |
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| | BBC - History - Captain Cook and the Scourge of Scurvy |
| | Altogether these produced a breakdown in the cellular structure of the body, evident in the putrescence of the flesh and bones of sufferers, together with night blindness and personality disorders associated with pellagra. | | | Scurvy seems to have disarmed the sensory inhibitors that keep taste, smell and hearing under control and stop us from feeling too much. | | | In the 18th century no one knew what caused scurvy, whose symptoms were so various it was sometimes mistaken for asthma, leprosy, syphilis, dysentery and madness. |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/discovery/exploration/captaincook_scurvy_01.shtml
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| | Another sign of scurvy is a change in skin color on the legs, which results from bleeding underneath the skin. | | | Mercola encourages you to make your own health care decisions based upon your research and in partnership with a qualified health care professional. | | | Scurvy is only one of the potentially unlimited health disasters that these kids are risking by choosing to avoid foods that their bodies were designed to eat. |
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http://www.mercola.com/2003/feb/8/junk_food_diet.htm
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| | Urban Legends Reference Pages: College (Sole Food) |
| | Scurvy is characterized by general lethargy, anemia, pain in the joints and muscles, impaired wound healing, gum disease, and skin hemorrhages. | | | Scurvy is an illness that, though it belongs to another time, is still very much with us today even in affluent countries. | | | Such versions underscore the privations of the scholastic life and are displayed by other (presumably better fed) collegians as examples of the hardships of student life. |
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http://www.snopes.com/college/horrors/scurvy.asp
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| | Scurvy home remedy- Symptoms of scurvy and scurvy treatment information |
| | The Indian gooseberry is one of the most effective home remedies for scurvy. | | | Scurvy home remedy- Symptoms of scurvy and scurvy treatment information | | | The most important factor in the prevention and treatment of scurvy is proper feeding. |
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http://www.home-remedies-for-you.com/remedy/Scurvy.html
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| | The symptoms of the disease called scurvy included gradual weakening, pale skin, sunken eyes, tender gums, muscle pain, loss of teeth, internal bleeding, and the opening of wounds such as sword cuts that had healed many years before. | | | Scurvy was in some ways a more serious, certainly a more widespread problem. | | | The value of lemons against scurvy was a commonplace known amongst seafarers for generations, but the fruit was only one of many remedies, good or bad, which neither the naval nor the medical world had any scientific method of sifting. |
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http://www.med.uc.edu/departme/cellbiol/ecm.htm
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| | SCURVY - LoveToKnow Article on SCURVY |
| | In all such instances it has been found to depend closely upon the character of the food. | | | The chief symptoms are great and progressive anaemia, mental apathy, spongy gums, haemorrhages into various structures, particularly under the periosteum and muscles, with suggestive thickenirigs round the shafts of the long bones, producing a state of pseudoparalysis. | | | But how the defect in vegetable diet produces scurvy is not quite clear; nor how far other conditions may be involved. |
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http://31.1911encyclopedia.org/S/SC/SCURVY.htm
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| | Scurvy |
| | The condition is characterized by perifollicular petechiae and bruising, gingival inflammation and bleeding, and, in children, bone disease. | | | She presented with debilitating bone pain, inflammatory gingival disease, perifollicular hyperkeratosis, and purpura. | | | Clinicians should be aware of this potentially fatal but easily curable condition that is still occasionally encountered among children. |
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http://www.thedoctorsdoctor.com/diseases/scurvy.htm
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| | Natural History: Scurvy: How a Surgeon, a Mariner, and a Gentleman Solved the Greatest Medical Mystery of the Age of ... |
| | Many doctors thought scurvy was caused by bad air or insufficient exercise in cramped crew quarters, both of which disturbed certain body fluids (or "humors") and threw them out of balance. | | | The worst threat, however, was scurvy, a wasting disease with no known cause and no sure cure. | | | Everyone knew that a scorbutic (scurvy-suffering) sailor could recover by coming ashore, but the recovery was only seen as confirmation that shipboard life was intrinsically unhealthy. |
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http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1134/is_2_113/ai_113896687
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| | Scurvy (vitamin C deficiency). DermNet NZ |
| | Heart and lung problems – shortness of breath, low blood pressure, and chest pain leading to shock and death. | | | People with other medical conditions that may prevent the intake and/or absorption of vitamin C | | | Scurvy is a condition characterized by general weakness, anaemia, gingivitis (gum disease), and skin haemorrhages caused by a prolonged deficiency of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) in the diet. |
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| | RADIOLOGY IN SCURVY Pediatric Oncall |
| | Disclaimer:The information given by www.pediatriconcall.com is provided by medical and paramedical & Health providers voluntarily for display & is meant only for informational purpose. | | | Difference in time of onset of individual deficiencies as well as periods of remission and relapse may also affect classical description. | | | A: The pathophysiological changes seen in scurvy are the result of depression of normal cellular activity such that the ability of supporting tissue to produce and maintain intracellular substance is markedly impaired. |
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http://www.pediatriconcall.com/FORDOCTOR/DiseasesandCondition/radiologic_scurvy.asp
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| | scurvy on Encyclopedia.com |
| | In infants there is also interference with bone development. | | | Severe phases of the disorder can result in death. | | | Scurvy does not occur in most animals because they can synthesize their own vitamin C, but humans, other primates, guinea pigs, and a few other species lack an enzyme necessary for such synthesis and must obtain vitamin C through their diet. |
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http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/s1/scurvy.asp
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| | Scurvy and Fatty Acids |
| | From our perspective today we can only assume that folks of that era must of been very ignorant. | | | The disease is characterized by fragility in capillaries, resulting in subcutaneous bleeding, degeneration of cartilage, loosening of teeth, and joint and bone pain. | | | Probably the first deficiency disease to be recognized was Scurvy, and as early as 1720 fresh vegetables or fruit were found to cure the disease. |
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| | Scurvy - WrongDiagnosis.com |
| | Information about treatments available for Scurvy can be found in the treatment pages. | | | Information about the symptoms of Scurvy is available in our Symptoms Center. | | | Alternatively research other symptoms in our Symptoms Center. |
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| | Scurvy |
| | Scurvy is often diagnosed based on the symptoms present. | | | "Vitamin C Deficiency (Scurvy)." In Conn's Current Therapy, 1996, ed. | | | The appearance of tiny red blood-blisters to larger purplish blotches on the skin of the legs is a common symptom. |
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http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/scurvy.jsp
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| | Symptoms of Scurvy - WrongDiagnosis.com |
| | Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Scurvy may vary on an individual basis for each patient. | | | This signs and symptom information for Scurvy has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Scurvy signs or Scurvy symptoms. | | | Medical articles on symptoms: These general reference articles may be of interest in relation to medical signs and symptoms of disease in general: |
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| | THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 1, Ch. 3, Vitamin Deficiency, Dependency, And Toxicity |
| | Severe deficiency results in scurvy, an acute or chronic disease characterized by hemorrhagic manifestations and abnormal osteoid and dentin formation. | | | Overt scorbutic symptoms are preceded by lassitude, weakness, irritability, weight loss, and vague myalgias and arthralgias. | | | These megadoses acidify the urine; they may cause diarrhea from osmotic effects, predispose to urinary calculi from oxalate, and promote iron overload. |
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| | POPEYE AND SCURVY |
| | Stone, I: Scurvy, the cosmic connection: an ancient supernova and the practice of medicine in the twentieth century. | | | Kudos to Dr. Clemetson for his article, "Shaken Baby Syndrome or Scurvy?", in which he draws attention to the medical neglect of Barlow's disease, and provides helpful information on diagnosing vitamin C deficiency. | | | Speaking of scurvy knaves, the miscarriage of justice to which Dr. Clemetson alludes is the natural consequence of a legal climate in which caregivers are obliged to act as agents of the police. |
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| | Medcyclopaedia - Scurvy |
| | Rarely scurvy may occur in adults, usually in severely malnourished persons. | | | Similar but less marked alterations may be evident in the ossification centres of the epiphyses of tubular bones and in the carpus and tarsus. | | | Manifestations include failure to thrive, pale skin, petechiae, swollen and ulcerated gums, haematuria, melaena, haematemesis, secondary infections, soft tissue swelling and costochondral tenderness. |
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| | Scurvy is a disease caused by lack of vitamin C in the diet, causing symptoms of bleeding gums, painful joints and raised red lesions on the skin. | | | It was used sparingly on those who showed symptoms of scurvy. | | | Cook used a little psychology in persuading his crew to eat the sauerkraut by suggesting that it was only good enough for the officers. |
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| | Scurvy - MSN Encarta |
| | Lack of vitamin C in the diet prevents the formation of connective tissues that hold the body's structures together, such as tendons, ligaments, bone, dentin, and cartilage. | | | Spend less time searching and more time learning. | | | It is characterized by progressive bodily weakness, spongy and inflamed gums, loose teeth, swollen and tender joints, and a tendency toward ecchymosis, or absorption by the tissues of blood from ruptured blood vessels. |
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| | Vitamin C Deficiency (Scurvy) in Guinea Pigs - PetPlace.com |
| | It is also essential in the development of normal collagen, a connective tissue important in body functions. | | | The treatment for scurvy is the administration of vitamin C. If treated early enough, most of the signs of scurvy can be alleviated. | | | The signs are vague and can indicate a variety of illnesses. |
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http://www.petplace.com/small-mammals/vitamin-c-deficiency-scurvy-in-guinea-pigs/page1.aspx
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| | Scurvy-grass - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The leaves, which have a strong peppery taste similar to the related horseradish and watercress, are also sometimes used in salads. | | | Scurvy-grass Sorrel (Oxalis enneaphylla) is an unrelated plant from southern South America and the Falkland Islands that was also used to treat scurvy. | | | Scurvy-grass was extensively eaten in the past by sailors suffering from scurvy after returning from long voyages, as the leaves are rich in vitamin C, which cures this deficiency disease resulting from a lack of fresh vegetables in the diet. |
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| | CBC News: Scurvy killed early settlers to North America, scans suggest |
| | Scurvy is a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C. It is marked by weakness, anemia, gum disease and internal bleeding. | | | Cut marks on one of the skulls suggest the surviving colonists tried to perform an autopsy to understand what was killing their fellow settlers. | | | Alternative medicine must face scientific scrutiny, conference hears |
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| | Scurvy |
| | WebMD does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. | | | People who are malnourished or who do not eat enough foods that contain vitamin C are at risk for scurvy. | | | Scurvy is a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C in the diet. |
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| | Special Collections Digital Library - Nutrition History |
| | This was undoubtedly scurvy and contributed to his early death at age twenty-nine. | | | He recorded that after the first two months the gums of both jaws were red and swollen and bled when pressed. |
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| | Technorati Tag: scurvy |
| | A tag is like a subject or category. | | | Avast, Scurvy Bilge Rats: inFlightHQ Pirates Continue Plundering | | | The buccaneers that have been pirating inFlightHQ’s RSS feed to republish our content with their own ads aren’t backing down. |
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| | Is Low-Carb Eating Increasing Scurvy? |
| | However, men and women aged 25 to 44 get the least -- and are most at risk for developing scurvy. | | | Because scurvy is rarely suspected, people with the symptoms -- fatigue, limping, bleeding gums, or swollen extremities -- may not be tested for vitamin C deficiency, she explains. | | | The report appears in the current issue of the American Journal of Public Health. |
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| | Urban Dictionary: scurvy |
| | This work may be used to describe anything that is appalimg. | | | Aye mates we got scurvy from not eating citrus but look at us today whilst times have changed we still have cack teeth. | | | Must be all that tea and cultural neglect of orthodontics. |
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| | scurvy - screenplay / scriptwriting script writing tool |
| | There's a single perl script and a man page (though the perl script has POD documentation) | | | Many examples are in the man page, don't be afraid to read it. | | | Scurvy can also import some RTF and Final Draft formats, as well as outputting/converting to a variety of formats as well. |
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| | scurvy - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about scurvy |
| | The signs are weakness and aching joints and muscles, progressing to bleeding of the gums and other spontaneous haemorrhage, and drying-up of the skin and hair. | | | It had played him a scurvy trick when it fashioned him into the thing he was, and it had played him scurvy tricks ever since. | | | I was twenty-two years old, weighed one hundred and sixty-five pounds stripped, every pound of which was excellent for toil; and the last traces of my scurvy were vanishing before a treatment of potatoes chewed raw. |
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| | William Hutchinson: On the Sea Scurvy, 1794 |
| | With the above proposed method of living, I kept clear of the scurvy during the rest of the voyage, when many of my ship mates died with it; and except these disorders here mentioned, I ahve ever since, through providence, enjoyed an uncommon share of health, to my seventy-eighth year. | | | In this voyage we had instance to prove, that a sufficient allowance of fresh water, and a little fresh meat prevented the scurvy, and preserved those alive, that had it longest. | | | No doubt coffee may occasionally be made and used in the same way. |
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| | Scurvy Dogs |
| | Scurvy Dogs #1 Fearsome pirates try to carve out a living in a world where they don't belong — OURS! | | | Scurvy story so BIG, it took two issues to tell! | | | Captain Blackbeard and his crew set out for adventure and romance, but when their ship is impounded by the Coast Guard, they're forced to take on REAL jobs. |
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| | 702 Records : Bands : Scurvy Bastards |
| | Scurvy Bastards began in 1999 as an impromptu "all are welcome" party-crashing experience in Carson City, Nevada. | | | To date, Scurvy Bastards have played extensively in the western U.S., Opening up shows for Pere Ubu and Wesley Wills, among others. | | | "Battle Born" LP/CD "Battle Born” is the debut full-length from Scurvy Bastards who began in 1999 as an impromptu "all are welcome" party-crashing experience in Carson City, Nevada. |
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| | Scurvy Dogs - Palm Software Application Store |
| | Download Scurvy Dogs 2 (HiRes) for those devices. | | | 4 computer skill levels, ranging from Landlubber to Scurvy Dog | | | Please note: This version is NOT compatible with Palm O/S 5.0 Devices! |
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| | Scurvy Dogs: July 2003 Archives |
| | "People I had never seen before came by with issues one (excellent!) and two (also very good!) of Scurvy Dogs, and assured me that pirates were, in fact, the new monkeys. | | | I just don't want no trouble." -Tycho Brahe | | | Hey, we got a mention on the Penny Arcade site. |
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