Australian researchers warn GLP-1 weight-loss drugs may cause scurvy, the historic "pirate disease," due to poor nutrition and vitamin C deficiency risks.
Appetite suppression in people taking GLP-1s could lead to deficiencies in vitamins and nutrients, an expert warns ...
Scurvy, a vitamin C deficiency disease that plagued sailors and pirates centuries ago, appears to be re-emerging thanks to the rising cost of living and the popularity of weight loss surgery, a new ...
Deficiency of vitamin D has been linked to issues in bone health, but recent studies are revealing a more complex relationship between this nutrient and the immune system. Emerging evidence suggests ...
Vitamin D deficiency can lead to bone softening and subsequent bone pain and fractures. Learn its causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
New registry data show bronchiectasis affects multiple alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency genotypes, not just Pi*ZZ.
Rickets is one of those diseases that seem incredibly old-fashioned. It’s difficult to comprehend, now, how widespread this bone ailment once was: In some cities less than a century ago, 90% of ...