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Medical Conditions Commonly Faced by SeniorsMedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, provides a good place to start for an overview and links to further information on Parkinson’s Disease. Parkinson’s Disease (also sometimes called Shaking . . . → Read More: Parkinson’s Disease MayoClinic.com. Overview of parkinson’s disease, including its definitions, causes, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, complications, treatments, including medications, physical therapy, and surgery, lifestyle and home remedies (including healthy eating, walking with care, avoiding falls, and dressing), coping and support, and . . . → Read More: Parkinson’s Disease MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Introductory tutorial on Parkinson’s Disease, what it is, and its symptoms and treatments. >> View Info National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, U.S. National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Website with detailed explanations of the medical causes, risks, symptoms, other resembling diseases, diagnosis, prediction or prevention, and treatments of . . . → Read More: Parkinson’s Disease: Hope Through Research a tutorial on parkinson’s disease by the National Institutes of Health, Senior Health. Defines parkinson’s disease, which affect primarily those over age 60, and discusses the causes of parkinson’s disease, it’s symptoms and diagnosis, research and treatments, and frequently . . . → Read More: Parkinson’s Disease — NIH Senior Health Helpguide.org. Provides an overview of Parkinson’s Disease, a progressive disorder of the central nervous system that affects more than 1.5 million people in the United States, and is most common in people over 60. Includes a good summary of . . . → Read More: Parkinson’s Disease and Dementia National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. 23 page booklet, providing medical information on the brain and basics, what goes wrong in parkinson’s disease, how parkinson’s disease can . . . → Read More: Parkinson’s Disease: Challenges, Progress & Promise by The American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc. 40 page handbook for parkinson’s disease patients and their families. Includes fairly comprehensive discussions and information on signs and symptoms, cause and etiology, and treatments of parkinson’s disease, as well as social . . . → Read More: Parkinson’s Disease Handbook WeMove.org. Worldwide Education and Awareness for Movement Disorders. Website provides comprehensive information on parkinson’s disease for patients and caregivers. >>View Info Science Daily. A study published in the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology found that depressed people are three times more likely to contract parkinson’s disease than people who are not depressed. It had long been known . . . → Read More: Depressed People More Likely To Develop Parkinson’s Cleveland Clinic website. Provides an overview of parkinson’s disease, and links to further information on its symptoms, incidence, treatment, medications, counseling, coping advice, including how to prepare your home, cope with constipation, mental disturbance and depression associated with parkinson’s, . . . → Read More: Parkinsons Disease: An Overview by the National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Useful summary of important medical information: doctor’s contact information, blood pressure medications, history of blood pressure readings, and special instructions, . . . → Read More: Blood Pressure Wallet Card >> View Forum Healia Health Guide: Weight Management. These tips will be relevant to caregivers of elderly loved ones with high blood pressure, as one of the most important steps required to control hypertension is to lose excess weight and maintain a . . . → Read More: Tips for Caregivers of People who Need to Control Their Weight Johns Hopkins Medical, Health Alerts. Contains helpful information for the hypertension patient required to remain on a low salt diet. This will be useful for the family caregiver of an elderly loved one with high blood pressure ordered to . . . → Read More: Hypertension and Stroke Special Report: Thriving on a Low-Salt Diet Website of the National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, aimed at detection, prevention and treatment of high blood pressure, with special focus on issues for women. Includes links . . . → Read More: Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Consumer Health Information. 2 page brochure with basic, general information about some types of high blood pressure medication and their uses. >> View Info Website of the American Heart Association. Lists and provides medical information on many different blood pressure medications. >> View Info American Heart Association Website. >> View Info 10 page booklet by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of Women’s Health. Lists questions to ask your doctor, along with information on all of the FDA Approved medications for the treatment of high blood pressure (as of . . . → Read More: High Blood Pressure; Medicines to Help You by Audiey Kao, MD, PhD, Virtual Mentor, Ethics Journal of the American Medical Association, July 2003, Volume 5, Number 7. Guidelines for the treatment of hypertension. >> View Info Consumer Reports: Best Buy Drugs. 20 page paper discussing Consumer Reports’ selection of five ACE Inhibitor type blood pressure medications as “best buy drugs” based on evidence of their effectiveness, safety, dosing convenience, and cost. >> View . . . → Read More: Treating High Blood Pressure and Heart Disease: The ACE Inhibitors Comparing Effectiveness, Safety, and Price Consumer Reports: Best Buy Drugs. 18 page paper discussing Consumer Reports’ selection of seven Beta-Blocker type blood pressure medications as “best buy drugs” based on evidence of their effectiveness, safety, dosing convenience, and cost. >> View Info Consumer Reports: Best Buy Drugs. 22 page paper discussing Consumer Reports’ selection of four Calcium Channel Blocker type blood pressure medications as “best buy drugs” based on evidence of their effectiveness, safety, dosing convenience, and cost. >> View . . . → Read More: Treating High Blood Pressure and Heart Disease: The Calcium Channel Blockers Comparing Effectiveness, Safety, and Price 8 page brochure by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. >> View Info pamphlet by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute. Lists 8 things you can do to prevent and control high blood pressure. >> View . . . → Read More: Prevent and Control High Blood Pressure: Mission Possible; What every midlife and older American should know 20 page booklet by the National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Explains in some detail the risk factors and consequences of high blood pressure and how to lower . . . → Read More: Your Guide to Lowering Blood Pressure Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening for high blood pressure in adults. Links to summary of recommendations and supporting documents. >>View Info HealthDayNews article published on Healthfinder.gov, a service of the National Institutes of Health. Recommendations for home monitoring of blood pressure by three major health organizations have been published in a Journal of the AMA. >>View Info ZDNet Health Care, September 22, 2008. Studies show that Grandma was right when she told you to eat less salt and take Vitamin C to keep your blood pressure down. >>View Info Aim for a Healthy Weight, A 48 page booklet by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Overweight increases your risks to the following disease: ■ High blood . . . → Read More: Aim for a Healthy Weight Cleveland Clinic, Heart and Vascular Institute. Lists 9 strategies you can take to prevent high blood pressure. >>View Info by Mike Jennings. >> View Info BusinessWeek, September 17, 2008. A study of seniors found that regularly listening to relaxation tapes or tapes of Mozart music in fact lowered blood pressure. >>View Info National High Blood Pressure Education Program, National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Includes list of moderate physical exercises, 5 tips to help you stick with your physical activity . . . → Read More: Move to Prevent and Control High Blood Pressure: Mission Possible; Easy Ways to Lower Your Risk Through Physical Activity by the National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Explains how high blood pressure can be prevented— and lowered—by following the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) eating plan, . . . → Read More: In Brief: Your Guide to Lowering Your Blood Pressure with DASH: the DASH Eating Plan National High Blood Pressure Education Program, National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Statistics show that African Americans are more likely to develop high blood pressure than any other . . . → Read More: Prevent and Control High Blood Pressure: Mission Possible; What Every African American Should Know brochure in both Spanish and English by the National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Explains the potential consequences of high blood pressure and what you can do to . . . → Read More: ¡Póngase en acción— prevenga la alta presión! (Take Steps— Prevent High Blood Pressure!) National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute, NIH. High blood pressure usually presents no symptoms, other than, rarely, head aches. >>View Info Website of the National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health. Explains how high blood pressure is tested and diagnosed, and how you can test your blood pressure on your own. >>View Info Mayoclinic.com. >>View Info MayoClinic.com. >>View Info Lab Tests Online. Information on the lab test frequently ordered to determine potential underlying causes of hypertension. >>View Info American Thoracic Society Patient Information Series. Pamphlet explaining this method of taking repeat blood pressure readings more accurately than a blood pressure cuff and also taking repeat blood tests. Used in hospitals. >>View Info by Familydoctor.org. How to monitor blood pressure at home, and why it is important to do so. >>View Info from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. >> View Info Website of the National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health. Provides medical information on the nature, causes and effects of high blood pressure, as well as its incidence, who is at risk, signs and symptoms, diagnosis . . . → Read More: High Blood Pressure: What is it? MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health. Good overview and links to information about high blood pressure, its nature, causes, effects, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. >>View Info In Brief: Your Guide to Healthy Sleep, A four page guide by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. A shorter version of the longer booklet entitled “Your . . . → Read More: In Brief: Your Guide to Healthy Sleep Aging in The Know, by American Geriatric Society’s Foundation for Health in Aging. Explains that over half of people over age 65 have high blood pressure (also called hypertension). High blood pressure can increase risks of heart attack and . . . → Read More: High Blood Pressure U.S. Food & Drug Administration, Office of Women’s Health. >>View Info National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health. Basic information on high blood pressure, the risks of which increase with aging, how to measure it and steps to prevent and control it. >>View Info Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Website of the CDC containing medical information on high blood pressure and blood pressure generally, as well as facts and statistics, . . . → Read More: High Blood Pressure Home Page Interactive Tool by Harvard Consumer Health Content. Helps you test and expand your basic knowledge of high blood pressure. >>View Info a multimedia tutorial on hypertension (high blood pressure) by MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health. >>View Info a Tutorial by the National Institutes of Health about high blood pressure in seniors. Includes discussions of medical aspects, warning signs and risk factors, prevention and diagnosis, treatment and research, frequently asked questions, and links to further resources. >>View . . . → Read More: Senior Health: High Blood Pressure Cholesterol Quiz – Harvard Consumer Health Content. Interactive tool to learn how to prevent coronary artery disease, America’s No. 1 killer, and understand what your cholesterol numbers mean. Read more… Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention, Website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Includes links to information on Government programs for heart disease and stroke prevention, as well as information on related diseases. Read more… Learn about Heart Disease – Take Action, Quick Guide to Healthy Living series by U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Healthfinder.gov. Covers basics of heart disease, risk factors, and immediate action items toward prevention: get your blood pressure . . . → Read More: Learn about Heart Disease – Take Action, Quick Guide to Healthy Living Eating Fish Can Improve Memory and Prevent Stroke, by Martin Mak. Read Article… Eating Fish Can Improve Memory and Prevent Stroke Heart Disease – Prevention & Wellness Articles on prevention of heart disease by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Healthfinder.gov. View Info… Green tea may help prevent strokes, not cancer, MSNBC, Health/ Diet & Nutrition Five cups a day of green tea greatly reduced heart disease in Japan, a study found. Aspirin for Reducing Your Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke: KNOW THE FACTS, A pamphlet by the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Discusses some facts and warnings about using aspirin to lower the risk of heart attack and clot-related . . . → Read More: Aspirin for Reducing Your Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke: KNOW THE FACTS Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease, by World Health Organization. Chart and graphs with map, showing incidence globally of different treatments for heart disease. »View Info (pdf): Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease, World Health Organization Your Guide to Living Well with Heart Disease, A 68 page booklet by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Contains an introduction to heart disease, risk factors, . . . → Read More: Your Guide to Living Well with Heart Disease Your Guide to Living Well with Heart Disease, a 4 page summary brochure by National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Summarizes treatments including lifestyle changes (diet, exercise, not . . . → Read More: Your Guide to Living Well with Heart Disease What Are Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Agents? By American Heart Association. Discussion of some of the more common medications used for treating heard disease. »View Info Heart Disease Drug Information, HealthCentral.com Links to information on several different medications commonly prescribed for heart disease. Every person is different, so your treatment will be tailored to your needs, and you should consult your doctor. But, this may . . . → Read More: Heart Disease Drug Information Heart Surgery, MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health. Links to extensive information on heart surgery, including basics, specific conditions, rehabilitation and recovery, and more. »View Info Information on Various Treatments for Heart Disease, from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, including: »How is Coronary Artery Disease Treated? »How Is Angina Treated? »What Is . . . → Read More: Information on Various Treatments for Heart Disease Family Caregiving for Patients With Stroke — Review and Analysis, Han and Haley, © American Heart Institute, Inc. Reports on scientific studies done on the burdens on family caregivers for elderly stroke patients. Concludes that, “Evidence to date clearly . . . → Read More: Family Caregiving for Patients With Stroke Antibiotics Research Subsidies Weighed by U.S., The New York Times, Published: November 5, 2010 Concerned about an impending public health crisis, government officials are considering offering financial incentives to the pharmaceutical industry, such as tax breaks and patent extensions, . . . → Read More: Antibiotics Research Subsidies Weighed by U.S. Advice for the family caregiver in taking on the role of financial caretaker for your loved one with Azheimer’s Disease. The New York Times, November 6, 2010. Family members need to plan and prepare to take on their new . . . → Read More: Stepping In for a Parent With Alzheimer’s Living with Advanced Congestive Heart Failure: A Guide for Family Caregivers, by The Washington Home Center for Palliative Care Studies, A Division of RAND Corporation, (formerly the Rand Center to Improve Care of the Dying). A serious and in . . . → Read More: Living with Advanced Congestive Heart Failure: A Guide for Family Caregivers If You are Caring for Someone with Heart Disease – Tips to help you cope, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Healthfinder.gov. One suggestion is to keep a caregiver’s journal, with one page dedicated to listing your own . . . → Read More: If You are Caring for Someone with Heart Disease – Tips to help you cope Heart of Caregiving, By The American Heart Association. Advice from the American Heart Association for caregivers of patients disabled by heart disease, heart attack or stroke. »View Info Heart Attack Survival Plan, a Wallet card to fill out with information for emergency personnel, such as medications your loved one is taking, allergies, name and emergency contact information for yourself or other caregivers, and a short reminder list . . . → Read More: Heart Attack Survival Plan Forum (online discussion) for caregivers of patients with heart disease – on the website of the American Heart Association. »View Info Family cardiac caregivers may have higher heart disease risk, Press release by the American Heart Association. Report on a study finding that stress and depression may play an important role in the development of cardiovascular disease. Stress and depression . . . → Read More: Family cardiac caregivers may have higher heart disease risk MedlinePlus on Alzheimer’s Disease. Website by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. A good place to start. Contains all the basic information on Alzheimer’s Disease, its nature, causes, statistics, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, and . . . → Read More: MedlinePlus on Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer’s and Dementia Overview, by the Cleveland Clinic Overview of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia by the Cleveland Clinic, including What it is, causes, occurrence, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and risk factors, and other introductory information. »View Info Mayo Clinic Guide to Alzheimer’s Disease, The Essential Resource for Treatment, Coping and Caregiving (Hardcover), by the Mayo Clinic. A classic source on Alzheimer’s Disease, what is it, causes, symptoms and diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and information for caregivers of . . . → Read More: Mayo Clinic Guide to Alzheimer’s Disease A Guide to Alzheimer’s, by Harvard Medical School Available for purchase from Harvard Medical School. As described by Harvard, “The information in this guide includes help for family members and caregivers, as well as for the individuals with Alzheimer’s. . . . → Read More: A Guide to Alzheimer’s Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias: Understanding the Differences, From Helpguide.org. Helpful basic information on the causes . . . → Read More: Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias: Understanding the Differences Differentiating among Depression, Delirium, and Dementia in Elderly Patients, Virtual Mentor, American Medical Association Journal of Ethics, »View Info Finding Alzheimer’s Before a Mind Fails, NYTimes.com, Alzheimer’s seems to strike suddenly in old age, but scientists believe it begins long before symptoms occur. »Read More Dementia—Is This Dementia and What Does It Mean? by Family Caregiver Alliance Information on symptoms and diagnosis of dementia, of which Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common type. »View Info Alzheimer’s Disease: Signs, Symptoms, and Stages, a discussion by Helpguide.org, a nonprofit organization sponsored by the Rotary Club of Santa Monica. »View Info Alzheimers Disease: Diagnosis Overview – Cleveland Clinic, Information from the Cleveland Clinic on symptoms and diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease. »View Info Good basic information on caring for someone with Alzheimer’s Disease, from the National Institutes of Health: Senior Health Website. Includes links to information on Home Care, Residential Care, Safety Issues, Frequently Asked Questions, Videos, and medical information from MedlinePlus. . . . → Read More: NIHSeniorHealth: Caring for Someone with Alzheimer’s – Table of contents Alzheimer’s Disease: Symptoms and Diagnosis, NIH Senior Health website, National Institute on Aging, U.S. National Library of Health, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Also contains good, basic information on Alzheimer’s Disease defined, causes . . . → Read More: Alzheimer’s Disease: Symptoms and Diagnosis Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease Early On, Science Daily, A scientific discovery about decreased levels of a certain brain chemical in those with early stage Alzheimer’s may improve the earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer’s dementias and help patients make decisions about how . . . → Read More: Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease Early On 10 Symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease, ThirdAge, A list of 10 symptoms that may predict Alzheimer’s. »View Info Common Refractive Errors (Vision Loss) that occur naturally with aging, and are correctible with eyeglasses: Nearsightedness (Myopia) by MayoClinic.com »View Info Farsightedness (Hyperopia) by MayoClinic.com »View Info Astigmatism by MayoClinic.com »View Info Presbyopia (inability to focus close up as . . . → Read More: Correctible Vision Loss Cataract — NIH Senior Health, a tutorial on cataract by the National Institutes of Health, Senior Health. Defines cataract, which is one of the most common conditions facing older adults, and discusses the development and risk factors, symptoms and . . . → Read More: A Tutorial on Cataract Glaucoma — NIH Senior Health, a tutorial on glaucoma by the National Institutes of Health, Senior Health. Defines glaucoma, which is one of the most common conditions facing older adults, and discusses the causes and risk factors, symptoms and . . . → Read More: A Tutorial on Glaucoma Age-related Macular Degeneration – NIH Senior Health, tutorial on diabetic retinopathy by the National Institutes of Health, Senior Health. Defines diabetic retinopathy, which is one of the most common eyesight problems facing older adults, and discusses the causes and . . . → Read More: Age-related Macular Degeneration Diabetic Retinopathy, MedlinePlus, Medical Encyclopedia, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Facts about the definitions, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of this leading cause of visual impairment in the elderly. . . . → Read More: Diabetic Retinopathy Eyes and Vision, MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Comprehensive list with links to information on all of the many potential medical problems relating to the eyes and vision. . . . → Read More: Eyes and Vision Links |
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