Recommended Web Sites

Eating Well As We Age - The FDA offers this info on healthy eating.

Good Health Habits at 60 and Beyond - FamilyDoctor offers this information.

Help With Prescription Drug Costs - The Social Security Administration offers this advice.

Medicare Prescription Drug Plans - Click here to have Medicare help you select the proper plan to suit your needs.

NIH Senior Health - The National Institutes of Health have created this great site.

Use Medicine Safely and Medicine and Older Adults - The FDA talks about safe use of medicines.

Aging from NOAH - Topics of interest to seniors from the NY Online Access to Health, sponsored by the NY Public Library and the NY Academy of Medicine Library.

Aging Hearts and Arteries - The National Institute on Aging presents this large PDF file.

Aging Parents:Five Warning Signs of Health Problems - The Mayo Clinic reviews the warning signs that your parents may need help.

Aging and Your Eyes - Find out what happens to your eyes as you get older.

Anti-Aging Therapies - Too Good To Be True? - Mayo Clinic looks at the products that make these great claims.

As You Age...A Guide to Aging, Medicines and Alcohol - Find out how our reaction to these three things changes as we age.

Care of the Aging Knee - Great tips for the "baby boomers" who are experiencing these aches and pains.

Caring from a Distance - Caring From a Distance is a nonprofit organization created by men and women who personally struggled with the anguish, stress, and frustration of long distance care. Their strength lies in this shared experience and in bringing together diverse backgrounds to help Caring From a Distance service and help unite the distance-care community.

Dramatic Changes in US Aging - Interesting report from the National Institutes of Health, about how our aging population is changing.

Frailty in Older Adults - The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) explains what frailty is and how to handle the problem.

Healthy Aging for Older Adults - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have created this information.

How to Keep Your Mind Sharp - This preventive information is presented by the Mayo Clinic.

Hyperthermia - Learn how to tell when you are too hot, even if you think you are fine.

Maturity Health Matters - The FDA has produced this newsletter.

Mental Health and Aging - Need services in the Philadelphia area? If so, make this your first stop.

National Aging Information Center - operated by the U.S. Administration on Aging (AoA), is a central source for a wide variety of program- and policy-related materials and demographic and other statistical data on the health, economic, and social status of older Americans.

National Institute on Aging - Numerous online publications can be obtained at this government site.

Nursing Home Guide - Consumer Reports issues this guide to the top (and bottom) of the list of nursing homes in each state.

Senior Health at MedlinePlus- Great information and links to other sites from the National Library of Medicine.

Senior Health Center at the Mayo Clinic - Another great Mayo Clinic site offering patient health scorecards, lifestyle planners, and health decision guides.

Sexuality in Later Life - Find out what you can do to make things happen as you age.

Skin Aging on MedlinePlus - The librarians at the National Library of Medicine have assembled this list of links to quality sites.

Sleep and Seniors - Read about why insomnia is not normal for seniors.

Stay Safe in Cold Weather - Cold weather can be very dangerous, learn how to prepare for it.

What to Expect as You Get Older - The Mayo Clinic offers this information.

Young At Heart: Tips for Older Adults - Great information on keeping yourself healthy and young at any age.