• NIH - Aging Hearts and Arteries: A Scientific Quest "Age is the major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Heart disease and stroke incidence rises steeply after age 65, accounting for more than 40 percent of all deaths among people age 65 to 74 and almost 60 percent at age 85 and above.".....
• NIH - Aging Under the Microscope "The study of aging is not what it used to be. Gerontology was a young science when Congress created the National Institute on Aging (NIA) in 1974 as part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). ".....
• Aging Well - Are you at risk for Diabetes? "An estimated 16 million Americans have diabetes -- about 7.3 percent of the population -- and one-third of them don't know they have the disease.".....
• Alzheimer's Association Chapters in the U.S. Links to Chapters of the Alzheimer's Association all over the United States.....
• ADEAR - Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center Web site "The Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center Web site will help you find current, comprehensive Alzheimer's disease (AD) information and resources from the National Institute on Aging (NIA)." .....
• American Diabetes Association Home Page Official Site of the American Diebetes Association.....
• American Health Assistance Foundation "AHAF is one of America's leading supporters of scientific and medical investigations into Alzheimer's Disease, Glaucoma, Macular Degeneration, Heart Disease, and Stroke." Excellent source of research information......
• American Stroke Association "The American Stroke Association’s goal is to reduce stroke and risk by 25 percent by 2010"........
• Arthritis Pain Relief Information "Information and articles on arthritus, arthritus pain relief, treatments and more".....
• CancerCare Professional Support for People Affected by Cancer "CancerCare is a national nonprofit organization that provides free, professional support services for anyone affected by cancer. ".....
• Depression - Depression Screening Quiz "The Wakefield Questionnaire, is presented here to help you become more familiar with the signs and symptoms of depression.".....
• Elderly and Alcohol "Four out of five people of retirement age who seek substance abuse treatment do so because of alcohol problems, instead of abuse of drugs, indicating again that alcohol abuse by older adults is a growing and many times ignored problem.".....
• Erickson Tribune - Gout Is Now Equal Opportunity Pain Inflictor "For most people, their image of someone with gout is a 19th century cartoon of an aristocratic older man, with his foot swaddled in bandages and up on a stool.".....
• Erickson Tribune - Lifting the Veil on Male Hormone Problems “Your golf score is getting worse. You don’t concentrate as well. You aren’t as strong and are losing height. You are grumpier. When symptoms like these appear in men, they are told (or believe) that such problems are just natural parts of aging"......
• Erickson Tribune - Men’s Other Silent Killer "Osteoporosis: Not Just a ‘Woman’s Disease’"......
• Erickson Tribune - Think Aging Equals Falling "Every year 300,000 people over age 62 fracture their hips (usually from falling)—and an average 25 percent of them die within a year. ".....
• Links to resources for stroke recovery Stroke supportive links from StrokeFamily.org.....
• MedlinePlus NIH page on Falls National Institutes of Health - all about falls.....
• National Eye Care Project (NECP) - Providing Senior Eye Care - AllAboutVision.com "Medical Eye Exams for Eligible Seniors for No Out-of-Pocket Cost! ".....
• HHS - Diseases & Conditions Influenza (Flu) Information Questions and answers about seasonal flu.....
• National Institutes of Health - Main Page for Senior Health Senior Health page with helpful links.....
• HealthCentral.com - Resource Links by Condition "Links to information, resources, and support on specific diseases and conditions.".....
• National Parkinson's Foundation Site "Today NPF is the largest and oldest national Parkinson foundation in the United States. NPF supports Parkinson-related research, patient care, education, training, and outreach. ".....