Phil. Journal of Internal Medicine (Vol.47 No.6) November-December 2009 Issue Volume 47 Number 6 C O N T E N T S REVIEW ARTICLE Disease Mechanisms in Osteoarthritis - Easter Z. Gonzales-Penserga., M.D. ORIGINAL ARTICLE Clinical Outcomes of Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma in Filipino Patients: A12-Year Experience at Makati Medical Center - Gerby Arvin L. Silva, M.D and Jimmy B. Aragon, M.D. META-ANALYSES Statins and the Development of Diabetes Mellitus - Peter Carlo M. Nierras, M.D., Michael Joseph F. Agbayani, M.D., Raineer S. Poloyapoy, M.D.,Paul Ferdinand M. Reganit, M.D., and Felix Eduardo R. Punzalan, Jr. M.D. Locally Available Bilogic Agents in the Treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis - Sidney Erwin T. Manahan, M.D. and Bernadette Heizel D. Reyes, M.D. Systematic Review of Infection Risks Among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Receiving Biologic Agents - Sidney Erwin T. Manahan, M.D. and Eric Jason B. Amante, M.D. CASE REPORT Severe Neurologic and Cardiac Sequela from Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures - Japit O. Galagaran Jr, M.D. and Ester G. Penserga, M.D. Successful Thyroidectomy in Plummer's Disease Complicated by Propylthiouracil-Induced Cholestatic Jaundice - Cindy V. Josol, M.D., Michelle V. Lemoncito, M.D. and Elizabeth Paz-Pacheco, M.D. The "Limping" Allergic March - Budiman Gunawan, M.D., Evelyn O. Salido, M.D. and Jonah Amora, M.D