19th-century toddler may have died from doctor’s mercury treatment, bones reveal
Rickets is a disease seen in children caused by severe vitamin D deficiencies, according to the study. Archaeologists can ...
Study uncovers mercury treatment in 19th-century French child suffering from rickets and scurvy
A recent study, published in the International Journal of Paleopathology, examined the skeletal remains of a child who lived ...
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Lady Killers – The lives and crimes of eight 19th-century women
In 19th-century Britain and North America, women were regarded as the ‘weaker sex’. Their ability to bear children gave rise to a feminine ideal based on marriage and motherhood, while their ...
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19th-century toddler may have died from doctor’s mercury treatment, bones reveal
The bones of a 19th-century toddler show medical experimentation ... Rickets is a disease seen in children caused by severe vitamin D deficiencies, according to the study. Archaeologists can ...