Senior citizens have unique health concerns.
This page is dedicated to providing information and resources about
health conditions of interest to seniors.
Revisit this page often, as new topics will be continuously added.
Additional Web Resources:
The following web sites provide information
about numerous medical conditions of interest to seniors.
Administration
on Aging (AoA) Provides Websites on Aging
This site is AoA’s central source for links to major web sites on various
aging topics. AoA provides
links to major web resources on selected aging topics, such as, alcohol
abuse, Alzheimer’s disease, disability, mental health, and much, much
more.
ClinicalTrials.gov
The U.S. National Institutes of Health,
through its National Library of Medicine,
has developed ClinicalTrials.gov to provide patients, family members
and members of the public current information about clinical research
studies.
healthfinder®
healthfinder® is a free gateway to reliable consumer health and human
services information developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services. healthfinder® can
lead you to selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, web
sites, and support and self-help groups, as well as the government agencies
and not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable information for the
public.
MEDLINEplus Health Information
MEDLINEplus is a web site sponsored by the National Library of Medicine.
This site provides information on hundreds of diseases, conditions,
and wellness issues.
U.S. Consumer Gateway: Health
Section
Consumer.gov -- is a "one-stop"
link to a broad range of federal information resources available online. The
site offers a section entitled, Disease--AIDS, Alcoholism, Cancer, Heart,
and Others that provides government resources for various medical
conditions.
Doctor's
Guide to the Internet|
Doctor's Guide to the Internet is brought to you
by P\S\L Consulting Group Inc. an organization dedicated to providing the
information and information services most likely to help promote the
informed and appropriate use of medicines by health care professionals and
organizations as well as by the people to whom they are prescribed. To find information about a specific medical condition, click
on the “Select a Channel” drop-down box.
HealthAtoZ.com:
Disease and Condition Forums
HealthAtoZ
is a comprehensive, well-integrated health and medical resource developed by
healthcare professionals. HealthAtoZ's Disease and Condition Forums contain
information about diagnosis, treatment, and prevention,
risk quizzes, selfcare tools, message boards, the latest news, and
more.
Medbroadcast.com:
Health Topics A To Z
This
site was created to cover a broad range of health issues related to aging
and can help provide both basic and specific information on causes, symptoms
and diagnoses as well as the latest information on newly available
treatments, and related support groups and organizations.
Mediconsult.com:
A - Z Directory
Mediconsult.com is the leading source of condition-specific medical
information, interactive tools and supportive online communities. The A-Z
Directory will navigate you through Mediconsult.com's many condition
centers, which focus on chronic conditions.
