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Expert warning over common over-the-counter pill that could trigger deadly Victorian disease

Expert warning over common over-the-counter pill that could trigger deadly Victorian disease
You may assume that scurvy is a disease that died out in the Victorian times. But now, as cases rise, a leading pharmacist has warned that it's not just malnutrition that causes the disease.

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