Western Australian Centre for Health and Ageing (WACHA)


http://www.wacha.org.au

Welcome to WACHA

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Welcome to the Western Australian Centre for Health & Ageing (WACHA) web site focusing on better health in mid-life and beyond.

WACHA is a leading, non-profit clinical research and education Centre that has defined ageing research in Western Australia.

At WACHA we are working to extend healthy lives, to prevent the onset of disabling illnesses, to find better ways to treat diseases common amongst older people and to improve the way heath services are delivered. Our discoveries will have an enormous impact on the future of your health.

We look for ways to deliver the world's best health practice to influence policy and to improve the quality of life for older people and for those who care for them. We advocate healthy lifestyles, positive ageing and health and ageing education.

Basic facts about the Western Australian Centre for Health and Ageing

What's New!

 

Taking the Elderly off Medication

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A new study in WA is hoping to find out what happens to the elderly in residential aged care facilities when they are taken off some prescription drugs.

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Study to Determine if 'Less is More' in Drugs for Elderly

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Over-prescribing drugs to frail elderly people is a serious problem but little is known about what happens if unnecessary drugs are reduced or withdrawn under strict medical supervision.

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