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Specific Pages for Individual Rheumatic Diseases
and some related conditions. Click on this link to see if the condition(s) you are interested in have a page of their own.
 
Examples: lupus, anklyosing spondylitis, avascular necrosis, Behcet's syndrome, Churg-Strauss syndrome, Crohn's disease, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, fibromyalgia, gout, irritable bowel syndrome, Lyme disease, Marfan's syndrome, mixed connective tissue disease, necrotizing fasciitis, palindromic rheumatism, reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren's syndrome, undifferentiated connective tissue disease, Wegener's granulomatosis...many more.
Click on this link to see!
 
About Medications
Resources for Advocacy
Employment, financial, insurance, Social Security, legal and/or other very important disability-related issues
The Under 21 Page
Resources for children and teen with rheumatic diseases and parents with rheumatic disease, and their family members, friends, health professionals
Alternative Medicine
Primarily for Health Professionals and VIPs (Very Informed Patients!)
The medical search resources, among other links, are on this page
The Rheumatic Diseases Bookstore
Studies and Clinical Trials Page
Newsgroups for rheumatic diseases and related issues
Our Message Boards
Let's Chat
 
And Right Here On This Page...
Rheumatic/Autoimmune Disease Sites
Finding a Doctor
Pain Resources
Allergies
Life Style
Foot Problems
Skin Problems
Organ Failure
More Great Sites!
Rheumatic/Autoimmune Disease Sites
American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association
American College of Rheumatology Patient Information (ACR)
Antibiotic Therapy
Right now we have these links on our Alternative Medicine page
Arthritis and Autoimmune Diseases Tests
Arthritis Canada
The Arthritis Connection Better Living Spa-on-the-Net
Arthritis Foundation (of USA)
Arthritis Foundation of Victoria
Arthritis Resource Center
ArthritisNet
This site is highly recommended
Autoimmune Disorders Quilt Project
Better Health -- Arthritis
Circle of Friends Autoimmune Diseases & Lupus Website
Dutch League of Associations of Patients with Rheumatic Disorders
Dr. Doc Arthritis Pages
Another site we highly recommend
HealthRoad Productions
Jan's Autoimmune Page
Jo's Autoimmune Sanctuary
Marcia's Autoimmune Home Page
Mayo Clinic Library -- Arthritis & Rheumatology
Mayo Clinic Library -- Bones, Muscles, and Joints
Mediconsult.com--Arthritis
The Mining Company Arthritis Pages
Missouri Arthritis Rehab. & Research Training Center
National Jewish Medical and Research Center -- lung, allergic, immune diseases
NIAMS - National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
This is the branch of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) which deals with, among other conditions, the rheumatic diseases such as lupus. People ask "is there any government research money going to lupus, RA, etc.?" Yes! and NIAMS is where much of it goes.
New Zealand Rheumatology Home Page
Password Magazine -- Arthritis
A Primer on the Rheumatic Diseases
newly diagnosed patients especially will find this useful
Rheumatic Disorders -- A Guide for Patients
University of Washington Bone and Joint Sources
University of Washington, Diagnosing Joint Pain
The Weather Channel, Aches and Pains Page
Lots of people with rheumatic diseases say they have increased symptoms when the weather changes.
Yahoo! Arthritis
Yahoo! Autoimmune Diseases
 
Finding a Doctor
legal reminder: these are resources, not endorsements
ACR Electronic Directory of Members
AMA On-Line Doctor Finder
American Board of Medical Specialties
Choosing the Right Doctor--by a chronic disease patient
Rose Men's Health Resource -- Guide to Choosing a Doctor

 

Pain Resources
American Council for Headache Education (ACHE)
Chronic Intractable Pain Mailing List
Chronic Pain Information Network
Chronic Pain Mailing List
Pain.com
Pain Management Online
Politics of Chronic Pain

also see our Medications page

Allergies
many people with rheumatic diseases seem to have them
Allergy Talk
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
The Food Allergy Network
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
 
For information about allergy newsgroups, go to our Newsgroups section
 
Lifestyle
Betty Crocker's Meal Planning
Easy but Healthy Meals
lots of chronically ill people have trouble preparing meals
FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
The Invisible Disability Advocate -- Look Good
Stretching and Flexibility -- Everything You Never Wanted to Know
What is Your Stress Index?

 

Foot Problems

Foot Care 4 U
Foot Problems in Rheumatic Disease

 

Skin Problems
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases
The Skin Site
 
Organ Failure
American Share Foundation Organ Transplant and Donation Information
Multiple Organ Retrieval and Exchange (MORE) Program
Organ Transplant Support Web Ring
 
More Great Sites !
Achoo! Internet Healthcare Directory
Chronic Illness Page
Colorado HealthNet
Doctor's Guide to the Internet - Patient Edition
The Endocrine Society
Environmental Illness
Friend's Health Connection
Health Care Information Resources
Health Magazine Links
Healthanswers.com
Health World Online
Hepatitis Information Network
Idealist Directory of Organizations
Mayo Health Oasis
MedExplorer
Medical Matrix
Medical World Wide Web Sites
MedicineNet.com
Mediconsult.com Resource Directory
MedSupport FSF -- Multiple Sclerosis
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NIH Health Information Index
National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
NORD -- Interstitial Cystitis
OB-GYN Net
On-Line Medical Dictionary
OneList Mailing List Communities
Physical Therapy Web Ring
Rehab Web Ring
UCLA MedNet
U.S. National Library of Medicine
The Virtual Hospital
WebMD
Webrings.org
Women's Health and Wellbeing Web Ring
WWW Virtual Library -- Medicine
Yahoo! Alopecia Areata
Yahoo! Cataracts
Yahoo! Diseases and Conditions

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