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Senior Health

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Health: Senior's Health Topics (Index) | Health Care | Exercise | Nutrition | Sexual Health

Care: Caregiving | End-of-Life Care (Hospice & Palliative Care) | End-of-Life Decisions | Home Care | Residential Care

Other Topics: Senior Resources | Senior Benefits | Aging | Death and Dying | Memory Loss

Health Care

(Jump to: General Information | Doctors | Medicines )

General Information
Senior Health: Website for Older Adults:National Institutes of Health
Healthy Aging: Health Information for Older Adults:CDC
Staying Healthy at 50+:AHRQ
10 Tips for Improving the Mental Health of Older Adults:Mental Health America
Stanford Healthy Aging Studies:Stanford University School of Medicine
Healthy Aging for Dummies:netLibrary
The Nine Myths of Aging : Maximizing the Quality of Later Life:netLibrary
How to Stay Young and Healthy in a Toxic World:netLibrary
Considering Surgery?:NIA
Health Quackery: Spotting Health Scams:NIA
Shots for Safety:NIA
Disability in Older Adults:Research Results, NIH [PDF]
Seniors' Health:MedlinePlus

Doctors
Finding a New Doctor: A Guide for Older Adults:Mayo Clinic
Choosing a Doctor:NIA
Talking With Your Doctor: A Guide for Older People:NIA [PDF]
Evaluating Physicians Who Offer House Calls: A Guide for Patients and Families:American Academy of Home Care Physicians
Find Home Care Physician Services:American Academy of Home Care Physicians

Medicines
Aging and Drugs:Merck Manual, Home Edition
Medicines and You: A Guide for Older Adults:AOA [PDF]
Medicines: Use Them Safely:NIA
Many Drugs Prescribed for Elderly Americans Are Risky:Duke University
Potentially Inappropriate Medications for the Elderly According to the Revised Beers Criteria:Duke University
Caregivers' Guide to Medications and Aging:Family Caregiver Alliance
Human Growth Hormone: Does it Slow Aging Process:Mayo Clinic

Index to Senior's Health Topics

Alzheimer's Disease Heart Failure
Angina High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
Arthritis High Cholesterol
Backache Hip Fracture
Bladder Control Hip Replacement
Cancer Impotence
Cataract Indigestion
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease   Kidney Failure
Constipation Knee Replacement
Coronary Artery Disease Macular Degeneration
Deafness Memory Loss
Dementia Menopause
Dental Care Nutrition
Depression Osteoporosis
Diabetes Pain
Dizziness Parkinson's Disease
Elder Abuse Prostate Disease
Emphysema Shingles (Herpes Zoster)
Eye Care Skin Problems
Falls, Preventing Sleep Problems
Glaucoma Stroke
Hearing Aids Tooth Replacement
Heart Attack Tremor

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