General

 

University of Iowa Health Care, Topics in Aging

MedlinePlus: Seniors' Health Topics

MedlinePlus: Seniors' Health (General)

MedlinePlus: Wellness & Lifestyle

Hardin MD- Geriatrics and Senior Health

United Seniors Health

ClinicalTrials.gov

A database of over 5,000 clinical studies by federal, industry, and university/organization sponsors

HealthFinder

CDC: chronic disease prevention

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

National Heart, Lungs and Blood Institute: Information for Patients and Public

National Eye Institute

Special info for persons at risk for Age-related Macular Degeneration

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Long Term Care Tutor: Falls in Older Adults

CDC: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control - Falls Among Older Adults

 

 

Alzheimer's

 

Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center

Alzheimer's Association

MedlinePlus: Alzheimer's Disease

 

Arthritis/Osteoporosis

 

Arthritis Foundation

MedlinePlus: Arthritis

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

National Osteoporosis Foundation

National Institutes of Health Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center

 

 

Diabetes

 

The National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse

American Diabetes Association

MedlinePlus: Diabetes

National Diabetes Education Program

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

 

 

Drugs/Medications

 

TalkaboutRx.com

This website is sponsored by the National Council on Patient Information and Education. NCPIE is a diverse coalition of nearly 200 organizations committed to safer, more effective medicine use through better communication.

RxList: The Internet Drug Index

Search for indications, symptoms, side effects, drug interactions, or any combination of terms within several thousand pages of comprehensive drug information. Includes the Top 200 Prescriptions.

US PDI Advice for the Patient through MEDLINEplus

A guide to more than 9,000 prescription and over-the-counter medications.

Drug InfoNet: The Internet Source for Health Care Information

Includes drug and disease information, pharmaceutical manufacturers directory, and more.

Senior Care Pharmacist

Senior care pharmacists have specialized knowledge in geriatrics, geriatric pharmacotherapy, and the unique medication-related needs of the senior population, which they apply in the provision of pharmaceutical care. Included are guidelines, a variety of policy statements and guideline documents that relate to senior care pharmacy, for Senior Care Pharmacists, which ASCP has developed. ASCP has other resource information that may be helpful to Senior Care Pharmacists, including Preventing Medication-Related Problems Among Older Americans; statistics regarding chronic conditions in the elderly; geriatric review course; and medication related problems in elderly adults.This website is through the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists.

 

 

Emotional Health

 

American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry

Mental Health Resources on the Internet

Mental Wellness and Schizophrenia

National Institute of Mental Health

Mental Health America

 

 

Fitness

 

Keep Active - Safe at Any Age

 

 

Heart Disease

 

American Heart Association

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

 

 

Menopause

 

The North American Menopause Society

The Hormone Foundation

 

 

Nutrition

 

American Dietetic Association

Weight control information including the WIN program

Weight loss for life

 

 

Parkinson's Disease

 

American Parkinson Disease Association

The National Parkinson Foundation

 

 

Prostate Diseases

 

National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse

American Urological Association Foundation

 

 

Stroke

 

American Stroke Association

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

 

 

Urological Disorders

 

American Urological Association Foundation

National Kidney & Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse

 

 

Vision, Speech & Hearing

 

American Academy of Ophthalmology

National Eye Institute

American Optometric Association

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

American Speech-Language Hearing Association