Entry Requirements

Entry criteria are as follows:

A contribution of at least US$10/year (US$20/2 years)
- to cover costs of programming
- administration
- server time and traffic
- dissuade vandalism ( deliberate sabotage by entering false data)
Must have a rheumatic disorder ( includes fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, Gulf War syndrome )
Other autoimmune diseases may be accepted in the future eg: diabetes, thyroiditis
Can be on any anti-rheumatic drug or none
If not on anti-rheumatic drug, then should be about to start something ( preferably antibiotics ) within the next year.
Agree that the data may be used by Dr Graham Chiu for subsequent publication in a reputable medical journal

Computer Requirements

The data is entered by forms. See sign up page for an example of a form. If your web browser can enter the data in this form, you will be able to enter data for the study.
Requires a Java enabled web browser (to see the graphs which are in the form of Java applets ). Java is not required to enter data but javascript is a big plus in that it will help in speeding up the processing of data. Note that Internet Explorer/Netscape 3 and above are okay in both of these regards. To see if your web browser is capable of viewing java charts, go to javachart.

The study is now online.