Health Information for Seniors

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Senior’s Health from MedlinePlus

Medlineplus is an excellent starting point to learn more about health and senior citizens. If you have a health question you can click on the following link:

Senior’s Health from MedlinePlus

You must always check with your physician before making any changes that might affect your health.

Other Links with Health Information for Seniors

• Aging in place, aging at home

  • There’s No Place Like Home – For Growing Old

• Alcohol use

  • Alcohol Use In Older People – (from the National Institute on Aging at NIH)
  • Older Adults and Alcohol

• Advance Care Planning for Older People (from the National Institute on Aging at NIH)

• Alzheimer’s Disease

  • Alzheimer’s Disease Fact Sheet – (from the National Institute on Aging at NIH)
  • Alzheimer’s Disease Genetics Fact Sheet – (from the National Institute on Aging at NIH)
  • Alzheimer’s Disease Medications Fact Sheet – (from the National Institute on Aging at NIH)
  • Caring for a Person with Alzheimer’s Disease: Your Easy-to-Use Guide from the National Institute on Aging
  • Home Safety for People with Alzheimer’s Disease

• Arthritis Advice for Older People – (from the National Institute on Aging at NIH)

• Biology of Aging

  • Biology of Aging
  • Healthy Aging: Lessons from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging
  • What’s Your Aging IQ?
  • Can We Prevent Aging?

• Blood pressure

• Cancer Facts for People Over 50 – (from the National Institute on Aging at NIH)

• Clinical Trials and Older People – (from the National Institute on Aging at NIH)

• Depression

  • Depression

• Diet and nutrition

  • Dietary Supplements for Older People – (from the National Institute on Aging at NIH)
  • Dietary Supplements

• Doctors

  • Talking With Your Doctor

• End of life care

  • End of Life: Helping With Comfort and Care

• Exercise

  • Exercise and Physical Activity: Getting Fit for Life for Older People – (from the National Institute on Aging at NI
  • Exercise & Physical Activity
  • Workout to Go

• Falls and Fractures for Older People – (from the National Institute on Aging at NIH)

• Fatigue

  • Fatigue

• Feet, foot care

  • Foot Care

• Flu, influenza

  • Flu

• Free health screenings

  • Alzheimer’s Foundation of America National Memory Screening Program
  • Asthma screening
  • Colorectal (Colon) Cancer information from the CDC
  • Financial Assistance and Programs for Kidney Patients
  • Free Health screenings information from the Saavy Senior
  • Free Medical Clinic or Free Dental Clinic.
  • GetTested Free National HIV and STD Testing
  • HRSA health centers care for you, even if you have no health insurance. You pay what you can afford, based on your income.
  • Medicare Preventive and Screening services 
  • National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP)
  • National Kidney Foundation screenings
  • Prostate Conditions Education Council
  • Remote Area Medical
  • Sister to Sister foundation
  • Skin Cancer Foundation
  • SPOTme™ free skin cancer screenings
  • Vision screening and programs
  • Vascular Screenings
  • Walgreens health screenings
  • Wisewoman program – for women aged 40 to 64 years

• Forgetfulness: Knowing When to Ask for Help for Older People – (from the National Institute on Aging at NIH)

• Gas, (also called Flatulence, flatus)

  • Gas from Medlineplus
  • Gas, flatulence from MedlinePlus

• Healthy Eating After 50 – (from the National Institute on Aging at NIH)

• Heart Health for Older People – (from the National Institute on Aging at NIH)

  • Aging Hearts and Arteries

• Hair– Hairstyles for seniors

• Hospitals

  • Hospitalization Happens: A Guide to Hospital Visits for Individuals with Memory Loss

• Hearing loss – (presbycusis)

  • Age-Related Hearing Loss
  • Age-related hearing loss – MedlinePlus

• Heart information

  • Heart Health

• High Blood Pressure for Older People – (from the National Institute on Aging at NIH)

• Hyperthermia: Too Hot for Your Health – (from the National Institute on Aging at NIH)

  • Hyperthermia

• Hypothermia

  • Hypothermia
  • Stay Safe in Cold Weather!

• Incontinence

  • Bowl Incontinence – info from Medlineplus
  • Urinary Incontinence – info from Medlineplus
  • Incontinence Living Product Buying Guide

• Medicines

  • Safe Use of Medicines
  • Medicines

• Mesothelioma

  • Learn About the Leading Mesothelioma Lawyers in Your Area

• Nosebleeds

  • Nosebleed from MedlinePlus
  • Nosebleed from NHS UK

• Nutrition

  • Healthy Eating After 50
  • Smell and Taste
  • What’s On Your Plate

• Osteoporosis: The Bone Thief for Older People – (from the National Institute on Aging at NIH)

• Pain, Chronic pain management

• Participating in Activities You Enjoy – More Than Just Fun and Games for Older People – (from the National Institute on Aging at NIH)

• Preventing falls

  • Fall prevention: Simple tips to prevent falls from the Mayo Clinic
  • Falls – Older Adults from the CDC
  • Home Safety for Older Adults from the National Safety Council
  • Falls and Older Adults – From NIHSenior Health
  • 10 tips to prevent falls while you are in the hospital
  • 5 Proven Strategies to Prevent Patient Falls
  • Facts About Patient Falls in Hospitals:
  • Preventing Falls in Hospitals A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care

• Recreation

  • Participating in Activities You Enjoy

• Risk and aging

  • Understanding Risk

• Scams, health

  • Beware of Health Scams

• Shots for Safety for Older People – (from the National Institute on Aging at NIH)

• Skin care

  • Skin Care and Aging

• Sleep

  • A Good Night’s Sleep – (from the National Institute on Aging at NIH)

• Smoking

  • Smoking

• Talking with your Doctor

  • Talking With Your Doctor: A Guide for Older People

• Teeth, dental care, oral hygiene

  • Taking Care of Your Teeth and Mouth

• There’s No Place Like Home – For Growing Old – (from the National Institute on Aging at NIH)

• Vaccinations, shots

  • Shots For Safety

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