Goldscout Pediatric Rheumatology - www. goldscout.com/ Dr Thomas Lehman from the Hospital for Special Surgery, New York has hosted this website. The site contains information on various pediatric rheumatic conditions, indications for rheumatology referral and a newsletter. The patient information section provides useful, disease-specific information, indications for consultation with a rheumatologist and information on various aspects of treatment.

Arthritis Foundation - http://www.arthritis. org/ This is the website of the arthritis foundation of USA. Information about the various treatment modalities, diet, exercise, message boards, information for teachers on handling cases of JRA, injury prevention and web-links to other rheumatology resources have been provided. Brochures on various diseases and a 'drug guide' are also available for download.

American College of Rheumatology (ACR) - http://www.rheumatology.org/ ACR website provides information for both physicians and parents. Latest news, ‘case of the month’, ACR news- the monthly newsletter and publications including ‘Arthritis and Rheumatism’, ‘Arthritis Care and Research’ and ‘Rheumatology and musculoskeletal medicine for primary care’ are available online. Treatment guidelines and position statements on various diseases are also available. The patient section contains fact sheets on various rheumatic diseases.

Kawasaki Disease Foundation- http://www.kdfoundation.org/ This is the website of the Kawasaki Disease Foundation of USA, a non-profit organization dedicated to Kawasaki Disease issues. Parents guide to Kawasaki’s disease, message boards, and features like ‘ask a professional’ and support groups are some of the interesting features of this site.

Journal of Rheumatology - http://www. jrheum.com/ Abstracts and TOC from this peer-reviewed monthly journal are available free.

Annals of Rheumatic Diseases- http://ard. bmjjournals.com/ The full text of this monthly journal, including back issues is available free. This peer-reviewed journal is from the BMJ publishing group

Rheumatology Rounds - www. rheumatologyrounds.ca/ Rheumatology rounds provides latest information and review articles on various diseases in an easy-to-read pdf format. The full text is available for download. The Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Canada has provided the content.

C. Vidyashankar,
Military Hospital,
Namakum, Ranchi,
Jharkhand - 834 010, India
Email: [email protected]