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- -Organizations for Seniors (Center for Healthcare Information)
Provides a list of agencies serving seniors by state, county, and area code. Try specifying state alone first. 11-99
- -Resource Directory for Older People
- Aging and Dementia Resources
- Alzheimer's Disease - Layperson's Information
- Organizations Providing Case Management Services (Center for Healthcare Information)
Provides a list of agencies by state, county, area code, keyword, and zip code. Try specifying state alone first. 11-99
- Parkinson's Disease Resources (Wake-Forest University - Tatter)
Provides an index of articles on Parkinson's Disease. 6-99
- Resources for Seniors by State (Seniorsnet)
- Statistical Information on Older Persons
Papers
- Administration on Aging (HHS)
- Aging Conditions - Fact Sheets (Family Caregiver Alliance)

Provides information on the most common medical conditions associated with aging, along with information on gaining caregivers. Includes Spanish version. En espanol.
- Aging Conditions - Search Engine (Family Caregiver Alliance)
Provides information on the most common medical conditions associated with aging. Includes Spanish version. En espanol.
- Alternative Health Care (On Health)
Describes alternative health care practices, such as acupressure, naturopathy, and more.
- Alzheimer's Disease (National Library of Medicine - Medline Plus)
Provides information on diagnosis and treatment. 11-99
- Alzheimer's Disease - Alzheimer's Association
- Alzheimer's Disease - Fact Sheet (Family Caregiver Alliance)
- Alzheimer's Disease - Research on Alzheimer's Disease and Diet (Fisher)
Provides recommendations to combat Alzheimer's Disease through diet.
- Alzheimer's and Wandering (Child Quest International)
Provides suggestions to prevent problems related to possible wandering by a person with Alzheimer's Disease.
- Back Pain (Health Scout - Rx Remedy)
Provides information on diagnosis of disc problems associated with lower back pain, including MRI procedures for locating ruptured discs. 5-00
- Brain Tumor - Fact Sheet (Family Caregiver Alliance)
- Cancer - Research on Cancer and Foods (Fisher)
Provides recommendations to reduce susceptibility to cancer through diet.
- Care Giving - Fact Sheet (Family Caregiver Alliance)
- Care Giving Suggestions and Fact Sheets (Family Caregiver Alliance)
- Dementia - Fact Sheet (Family Caregiver Alliance)
- Dementia - Fact Sheet (Family Caregiver Alliance), Spanish Version
- Dying - On Death and Dying (PBS)
- Financing for Seniors
- Healthy Aging (HealthAtoZ) 2-00
- Heart - Angina (National Library of Medicine - Medline Plus)
Provides information on diagnosis and treatment. 11-99
- Heart - Gene Therapy (Excite News - Fox)
Describes new gene therapy for heart disease and clogged arteries. 11-99
- Heart Attack Prevention - Controlling Cholesterol (Walker)
Provides a short explanation about accumulation of cholesterol and makes recommendations.
- Heart Attacks - Frequently Asked Questions (AMA)
- Heart Attacks and Conditions (Orbis-AHCN)
Covers a wide range of heart conditions, including arrythmia or ventricular tachycardia. 5-00
- Heart Conditions - Prevention and Treatment Through Herbs (Hoffman)
- Heart Conditions - Reducing Risk Factors (Advocate Health Care)
Provides information on reducing risk factors to prevent heart conditions.
- Heart Conditions - Tachycardia or Arrythmia (Advocate Health Care)
Provides information on the condition of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) or arrythmia, its treatment and reduction of risk factors.
- Heart Conditions - Tachycardia or Arrythmia Treatment (Life Plus)
Recommends nutrients to prevent or reduce arrythmia. Note - recommendations are made by a health store selling products rather than nutritionists or physicians.
- Heart Conditions - Tachycardia or Arrythmias (MMRL)
Provides technical information on the various types of arrythmias. Designed for physicians.
- Heart Conditions - Ventricular Fibrillations (Medtronic)
Provides an explanation and an animation to describe this serious condition of arrythmia.
- Heart Conditions - Ventricular Fibrillations Treatment Options (Medtronic)
Provides options in the treatment of ventricular fibrillations, a severe form of arrythmia.
- Heart Disease (WebMD)
Provides articles for the consumer, including types of heart disease, diagnosis, prevention, treatments, and more.
- Heart Disease - Reducing Susceptibility to Heart Disease With Diet (Fisher)
Provides recommendations to reduce susceptibility to heart disease with diet.
- Heart Structure and Function (Medtronic)
Provides a description of the work of the heart and includes an animation to make the explanation more clear.
- Hiring In-Home Help (Family Caregiver Alliance)
- Lou Gerhig's Disease - Treatment
Provides information on the latest treatments for Lou Gehrig's Disease, (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). 6-99
- Lou Gerhig's Disease
Provides information on Lou Gehrig's Disease, (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). 6-99
- Multiple Sclerosis - Fact Sheet (Family Caregiver Alliance)
- National Aging Information Center (NAIC)
- Neurotrophic Factors (Brain Briefing)
Provides information on the factors associated with the regrowth of nerve tissue, an area of research related to Lou Gehrig's Disease (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, and other neurological afflictions often associated with aging processes. 6-99
- Osteoporosis (Better Health)
Provides answers articles related to the latest research on osteoporosis. 6-99
- Osteoporosis (WebMD)
Provides answers articles related to the latest research on osteoporosis and prevention. 6-99
- Osteoporosis - Combating Osteoporosis With Diet (Fisher)
Provides recommendations to combat osteoporosis with diet.
- Parkinson's Disease - Fact Sheet (Family Caregiver Alliance), Spanish Version
- Parkinson's Disease - Fact Sheet (Family Caregiver Alliance)
- Pneumonia (American Lung Association)
Describes the different types of pneumonia, prevention, and treatment.
- Pneumonia (Orbis-AHCN)
Select "P" and then "Pneumonia." Covers symptoms and treatment. 5-00
- Pneumonia Prevention (Centers for Disease Control)
Describes the various types of pneumonia and prevention methods. 2-00
- Prevention of Major Medical Problems With Diet (Fisher)
Provides recommendations to combat osteoporosis, cancer, heart disease, and Alzheimer's Disease with diet.
- Reflux - Gastroesophogeal Reflux Disease (Merck)
- Seniors - Health Articles (Advocate Health Care)
Provides news of interest to seniors, such as research on the effects of walking as exercise, latest cancer research, and more. 2-00
- Seniors Resources (Krueger and Associates)
Provides information on housing, finance, and insurance for seniors.
- Stroke - Fact Sheet (Family Caregiver Alliance), Spanish Version
- Stroke - Fact Sheet (Family Caregiver Alliance)
- Understanding Aging
Periodicals
- Cancer (Healthfinder)
Rated the number three education site by Web 100.
- Medical Literature Guide for Professionals (AMEDEO)
Provides individualized selection of medical journals for keeping up with a topic, such as Parkinson's Disease or Altzheimer's. Includes individualized emails with links to abstracts.
- Senior Leisure Activities (Senior.com)
Rated the number one education site by WEb 100.
Projects
- Longevity (Northwestern Mutual)
Provides life expectancy, based on factors that you provide. 11-99
Purchase Resources
- Herbs, Vitamins, and Minerals (Whole Health Discount Center)
Allows purchase of herbs, minerals, vitamins, and more online at discount prices. Rated by Bizrate as first in customer service for online Health and Beauty stores. 6-99
- Prescription and Nonprescription Drugs (Planetrx)
Allows purchase of prescription and nonprescription drugs online, as well as other pharmacy products. 6-99
Trips
- Seniors Online (Age of Reason)
Provides opportunities for senior citizens to host each other for inexpensive travel, find other seniors, and find other senior citizen links.
Send comments to Dr. R. Jerry Adams
at [adamsjr@mindspring.com]
- Last Updated 08/27/00