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Systemic inflammation in osteoarthritis Several studies have shown that the acute phase response may take place in osteoarthritis (OA), suggesting that low grade systemic inflammation may be present in patients with OA. 1 2 I read with interest the paper by Stürmer et al on high sensitivity C reactive protein (CRP) in relation to the severity and extent of OA. 3 As assessed by high sensitivity ...

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Significantly, the school has already forged strong partnerships with communities in the Illawarra and Shoalhaven districts, as was clear from the many community leaders present at the ceremony. The GSM’s primary goal is to graduate doctors committed to serving in regional, rural and remote Australia. In the words of the university’s Vice-Chancellor, the school’s model is designed “to address t...

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to our findings. The authors further state that " … the same observations were also made for STAT6 (Chen et al., 2004). " Meissner et al. incubated the cells with MTA In their Matters Arising article, Meissner et al. present several experiments that call into question our conclu-in DMSO, whereas we had solubilized MTA in tissue culture media. While somewhat unexpected, this differ-sions from th...

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National Health Insurance Scheme of Ejisu-Juaben and Matters Arising

The Ejisu-Juaben Health Insurance Scheme (EJHIS), a municipal health insurance scheme in the Asante Region, provides insurance cards to subscribers in the municipality to access affordable health care from accredited health facilities. The study was carried out to find out the extent to which health care is accessible and affordable to the people and to determine the sustainability of the schem...