Progress Announced in Scurvy Research
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Seth Roberts ..Posted
Sun 05 Jul 2009 9:03pm
From here:
“Cure just around the corner”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists from the National Scurvy Institute (NSI) recently convened a 5-day conference to assess progress in the War on Scurvy. . . .
A cure is just around the corner, announced a spokesman at the conference. Over the past 30 years NSI, NIH (National Institute of Health
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Vitamin C, Curbing The Scurvy
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kPosted
Sun 11 Jan 2009 3:48pm
AIDS, cancer, glaucoma and even autism.
Vitamin C deficiency can cause Scurvy. Often times Americans used to refer to British sailors (way back) as “Limeys”, referring to the British using lime juice to prevent scurvy with the vitamin C in citric acids. It’s also been said that smokers have lower levels of vitamin C in their bodies, but this is mainly
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Ahoy, Ye Scurvy Scalawags!
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Rational JennPosted
Thu 06 Nov 2008 11:38pm
You'd better believe that I'm going to be talking like a pirate at the TSA security guard peopleguy station--or maybe they don't have a sense of humor about that sort of thing?
Hmmmm....think I'll stick with my previous plan--complete and utter SILENCE. Have to set that example for the kids and all. Plus, I'd like to make it to Chicago w ...
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Assorted Links
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Seth Roberts ..Posted
Fri 04 Jun 2010 12:00am
submarine tunnel and giant terrain model , discovered via Google Earth. More here .
Nassim Taleb interview podcast .
Shades of Jane Jacobs: How the cure for scurvy was lost . “From the fifteenth century on, it was the rare doctor who acknowledged ignorance about the cause and treatment of the disease.”
Thanks to Dave Lull.
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Echinacea
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Corry C.Posted
Thu 06 Jan 2011 9:49am
Echinacea, also known by the names purple coneflower, coneflower, American coneflower, black Susan, black Sampson, comb flower, hedgehog, Indian head, Kansas snakeroot, scurvy root, and snakeroot, is used for treatment and prevention of colds, flu, and other infections, for a long, long time.
It is also used topical to treat wounds, burns
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Ahoy, Mateys!
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Rational JennPosted
Thu 06 Nov 2008 11:39pm
It's International Talk Like A Pirate Day, and I actually remembered! If you're a bilge rat who lacks the confidence to converse with arrrghh-thority, check out this handy how-to. There are even pick up lines, such as "Avast, me proud beauty! Wanna know why my Roger is so Jolly?"
So don't be scurvy rogues, me hearties! Talk like a pirate
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Talk like a pirate Day
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Greg T.Posted
Wed 14 Jan 2009 8:40pm
much sums up my life so far except I do not hit 40 until October. Remember to consume a few limes today to avoid scurvy!
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History Repeating Itself: Fear of Bacteria
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Seth Roberts ..Posted
Thu 09 Apr 2009 5:26pm
In the late 1800s in the United States, babies started developing scurvy; there was a veritable plague. It turned out that the vast majority of victims were being fed milk that had been heat treated (as suggested by Pasteur) to control bacterial disease. Pasteurization was effective against bacteria, but it destroyed the Vitamin C.
From a history
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James Watson, co-discoverer of t...
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Seth Roberts ..Posted
Fri 12 Sep 2008 1:09pm
cognitive decline.
Am I saying there is gene-environment interaction? Well, is there a “scurvy gene”? Surely there are genes that affect one’s sensitivity to low levels of Vitamin C. But no one cares about them — because most people get enough Vitamin C to avoid scurvy.
Addendum: More and more about Watson and celebrity genomes.and
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Health Tips for January 27
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MeredyPosted
Thu 23 Oct 2008 2:22pm
(scurvy). If you discover that you have swollen gums, speak to your doctor or dentist about determining a cause.
Here are possible explanations for swollen gums, courtesy... effect of medications.
* Poor nutrition or malnourishment.
* Scurvy.
* Pregnancy.
Health Tip: Douching Isn't Recommended
Douching is a method of cleansing the female
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