Two videos from CBS affiliate stations – New York and Philadelphia – talk about the use of Botox and Viagra for Raynaud’s.  While both treatments are promising, more clinical support is still required to convince the medical community and the insurance industry to apply these treatments on a broader scale to Raynaud’s sufferers. http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/01/28/healthwatch-cold-hands/ http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/category/watch-listen/video-on-demand/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=5499257&flvUri=&partnerclipid=

Here’s a video on Raynaud’s from Fox News:  

Cold Temperatures can cause Raynaud’s Attacks While everyone experiences a decrease in blood flow in their circulatory system in cold weather, individuals with Raynaud’s Disease have a greater response to cold. In fact, even holding a cold beverage can change the skin color on the tips of your fingers!

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Here are some dietary tips from a recent article in the Examiner.com at http://is.gd/SaLASq: Niacin, or Vitamin B-3 does wonders for circulation. Niacin promotes circulation and helps dilate the small blood vessels. Start with 50-100mg of no-flush niacin daily. L-Arginine is an essential amino acid as well as a substrate for nitric oxide production. It [...]

A collection of short stories titled Pulse by English author Julian Barnes is reviewed today in the London newspaper The Independent.  One of the stories is about a woman with Raynaud’s:  “…while in “Complicity”, the surge of protectiveness a man feels for a woman with Raynaud’s (a condition that results in a limiting of blood flow [...]

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