Real-life Elsa from Frozen: Toddler who has to wear 'magic' gloves to stop hands going blue
Gracie Hughes, two, with Raynaud's disease given 'magic' gloves like Elsa from Disney film Frozen so her hands do not turn blue when she is exposed to cold (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 6, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gracie Hughes Frozen cold Elsa Raynaud's disease gloves Disney Source Type: news
Validation of the French version of the child post-traumatic stress reaction index: psychometric properties in French speaking school-aged children - Olliac B, Birmes P, Bui E, Allenou C, Brunet A, Claudet I, Sales de Gauzy J, Grandjean H, Raynaud JP.
BACKGROUND: Although the reliable and valid Child Post-Traumatic Stress Reaction Index (CPTS-RI) is a widely used measure of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in children, it has not been validated in French-speaking populations. The present st... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 6, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Cold hands: Could it be Raynaud’s?
I used to enjoy cold weather and cold-weather activities. Not anymore. These days I find it harder and harder to keep my hands warm when I’m outside, even with an excellent pair of gloves. Sometimes my fingers turn white and become numb.
Those are the hallmarks of Raynaud’s syndrome (or disease or phenomenon). Named after the French physician who first described it in 1862, Raynaud’s is a problem in the body’s arteries. In most people with Raynaud’s, small arteries that bring oxygen-rich blood to the fingers spasm and close down in response to cold or stress. This reduces or cuts off blood flo...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - December 3, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Patrick J. Skerrett Tags: Men's Health Pain Management Women's Health cold hands Raynaud's syndrome Source Type: news
Updated Article-Raynaud's
Raynaud's is a rare disorder that affects the arteries. Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood from your heart to different parts of your body. (Source: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Topics)
Source: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Topics - October 27, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Finger and Toe Necrosis: Is It Raynaud's?Finger and Toe Necrosis: Is It Raynaud's?
Crack the case of a 37-year-old woman with extensive finger and toe necrosis. Medscape Rheumatology (Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines - April 15, 2014 Category: Rheumatology Tags: Rheumatology Clinical Case Source Type: news
State of the Art on Nailfold CapillaroscopyState of the Art on Nailfold Capillaroscopy
Capillaroscopy may be a useful diagnostic and prognostic tool in Raynaud's phenomenon, as well as systemic sclerosis. Rheumatology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 12, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology Journal Article Source Type: news
Udenafil Has Edge on Amlodipine in Raynaud's PhenomenonUdenafil Has Edge on Amlodipine in Raynaud's Phenomenon
Udenafil and amlodipine are comparable in improving the rate of Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) attacks, but udenafil also significantly improves the blood flow in digital arteries. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 2, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news
Raynaud's phenomenon and systemic sclerosis sufferer Nicola Whitehill 'real life Tin Man'
Nicola Whitehill, 40, of Southport, Merseyside, has systemic sclerosis (scleroderma), meaning her skin and blood vessels harden and restrict her movement. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dr Rosemary: Getting to the heart of medical matters
Q: I'VE recently been diagnosed with raynaud's disease for which there is apparently no cure. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 9, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Books Party: books received this week | @GrrlScientist
This week, I tell you about these books: The White Planet: The Evolution and Future of Our Frozen World; Wind Wizard: Alan G. Davenport and the Art of Wind Engineering; The Kingdom of Rarities; A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Indonesia; and The Unfeathered Bird.Below the jump, I mention the books that I received recently in the mail. These are the books that I may review in more depth later, either here or in print somewhere in the world. When I get new books, I like to share them with people. Unfortunately, you are all so far away, so I cannot host a book party in my crib where you can look then over, so I'll do the...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 18, 2013 Category: Science Authors: GrrlScientist Tags: Blogposts guardian.co.uk Science Source Type: news
Rheumatology: Images in Clinical Medicine
Editor: V. Dimov, M.D., Assistant Professor at University of ChicagoEndocardial Calcification in Beh çet ' s Disease. NEJM, 11/2013.A tiger man - sarcoidosis with muscle involvement. Lancet, 12/2012.Raynaud ' s syndrome may lead to acro-osteolysis. Lancet, 06/2012.Vertebra Plana due to Langerhans ' -cell histiocytosis, with Spontaneous Healing. NEJM, 05/2012.Digital Mucous Cyst. NEJM, 04/2012.Post-Traumatic Herniated Cervical Disk. NEJM, 02/2012.Tophaceous Gout. NEJM, 01/2012.Pulmonary Cement Embolism after Vertebroplasty. NEJM, 01/2012.Metastasis of Renal-Cell Carcinoma. NEJM, 10/2011.Gout Nodulosis. NEJM, 09/2...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - August 22, 2009 Category: General Medicine Tags: Images Rheumatology Source Type: news
