Last fall we published a post about a number of smart wearable products in development, including one called Wristify - a high-tech bracelet with a built-in thermostat. The bracelet uses thermoelectric material and sensors that have learned your personal preferences to determine when to give your wrist a pulse of heat (or a cool blast), providing temperature relief
Most academic articles require a medical dictionary to understand them, but this one titled Raynaud’s Phenomenon by Frank L. Urbano, MD published in Hospital Physician several years ago does a good job of educating readers who aren't part of the medical community (give or take a few words or phrases in medicalese, particularly the Pathogenesis section). So
This infographic on Hot Facts About Raynaud's should help Raynaud's sufferers identify their symptoms and encourage them to seek treatment.
We found a post from The World According to Lupus - a blog written by Atlanta Titus, a Lupus sufferer and fellow Frostie. The post is titled Icy Fingers and Toes: A Guide to Raynaud's - so it got our attention. It's always enlightening to hear sufferers describe their symptoms related to Raynaud's, because we find
Business Week just ran an article you might expect to find in a supermarket newsstand magazine titled "Bare-Legged in Winter: Trying out a cycling trick in place of tights." The writer, Molly Young, discovered a strategy used by hard-core cyclists to keep their bare skin warm in cold weather. Her hope was that it would provide a
