Joanne Cairney and Meghna Pathak from Monash Uni (based at the Alfred).
Joanne, an Occupational Therapist, joined the School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine at Monash University, which is conducting large scale population studies regarding healthy aging. She discussed the "Staree" (Statins in Reducing Events in the Elderly) research program, which is being funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), and involves several universities coordinated by Monash Uni.
You can participate in this study if you are aged 70 years or over, in good health and have no prior history of heart disease or stroke, or diabetes.
Your contribution to research into prolonging a healthy life and preventing cardiovascular disease and dementia is greatly appreciated.
For more information, call 1800 770 664 or email staree@monash.edu.
