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| www.arthritis.ca |
The Arthritis Society
is Canada’s
only not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing and promoting arthritis
education, community support and research-based solutions, to the four million Canadians
living with arthritis. Since its inception in 1948, The Society has contributed millions of dollars towards arthritis research to develop better
treatments and ultimately, to find a cure for this debilitating
disease.
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| http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/ |
CIHR
is Canada's major federal funding
agency for health research. Its objective is to excel, according to internationally
accepted standards of scientific excellence, in the
creation of new knowledge and its translation into improved health
for Canadians, more effective health services and products and a strengthened
Canadian health care system. |
| http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/institutes/imha/13217.shtml |
The CIHR Institute of Musculoskeletal
Health and Arthritis
will support research to enhance active living, mobility and
movement, and dental health; and to address causes, prevention, screening,
diagnosis, treatment, support systems, and palliation for a wide range of
conditions related to bones, joints, muscles, connective tissue, skin and
teeth. To achieve its vision, IMHA will focus on three research
priorities: 1. Physical Activity, Mobility and Health
2. Tissue Injury, Repair and Replacement
3. Pain, Disability and Chronic Diseases |
| http://www.arthritisnetwork.ca/index.asp |
THE CANADIAN ARTHRITIS NETWORK is
the gateway to arthritis research and development in Canada. For people with
arthritis, the Network offers the hope of a life free from pain and
disability. CAN is supported by the Networks of Centres of
Excellence, Canada’s flagship science and technology program.
The mission of the CANADIAN ARTHRITIS
NETWORK (CAN) is to bring together in partnership researchers,
industry, consumers and government to create and translate, knowledge and
innovations that will improve the quality of life of people with
arthritis, decrease the burden associated with this disease, and develop
the Canadian
economy. |
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