Government Information on Aging

National Institute on Aging  http://www.nih.gov/nia/   is one of the National Institutes of Health, the principal biomedical research agency of the United States Government. The NIA promotes healthy aging by conducting and supporting biomedical, social, and behavioral research and public education.

Administration on Aging  http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/  Services and information from the government agency.

US Census Bureau: Aging Population News releases http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/aging.html

Age Pages - Brochures and Fact Sheets for the Public (Easy-to-read materials covering a wide range of topics related to health and aging. http://www.nih.gov/nia/health/pubpub/pubpub.htm

 

Health Websites

 The Worldhealth Network website.  http://www.worldhealth.net/news/news.html

National Council on the Aging  http://www.ncoa.org/  A private center of leadership and nationwide expertise in the issues of aging.

The Interactive Aging Network  http://www.ianet.org/  A resource guide and organizational tool for aging service professionals using the Internet.

American Society on Aging (gerontology, seniors, nurses)  http://www.asaging.org/  Lifting weights as little as once a week can increase strength and functional performance in individuals aged 65 to 79 years.  

This is a list of the journals in MEDLINE for which publishers have provided links to their journal Web sites. Web-based journals usually contain the full-text of the original article, but this is not always the case. It varies by publisher and journal. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/fulltext.html

Internet Grateful Med - medical search database   http://igm.nlm.nih.gov/

Geriatrics, Healthy Aging and Elderly Care  Comprehensive site for physicians and patients and their families. Medical news updates, research publications, interventions in older patients, upcoming conferences, bulletin board discussions ... http://www.healthandage.com/fphysi.htm

National Association of Area Agencies on Aging - Eldercare locator http://www.n4a.org/locator.cfm

American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry:  Consumer and health professional brochures, journal excerpt, association news and press information. http://www.aagpgpa.org/

American Geriatrics Society:  Links to the Geriatric Review, related news, a directory of health services for the aging, the summer institute in Geriatrics and related topics. http://www.americangeriatrics.org/

Your Health Resourses from ElderNet.com  http://www.eldernet.com/health.htm

The Internet Public Library: Links to Online Newspapers  http://ipl.org/reading/news/

The Internet Public Library: Links to Online Serials  http://ipl.org/reading/serials/

Aging, Health, Exercise & Nutrition

http://www.health-n-nutrition.com/miracle.html  Aging is caused by free radical reactions, OPCs protect against the free radical attacks. 

Exercise: A Guide From the National Institute on Aging http://weboflife.arc.nasa.gov/exerciseandaging/

Peak Achievement Training Can Reverse The Mental Aging Process http://www.neurotechno.com/aging.htm

Life Stretchers:Yoga, Qi Gong, Pilates and a new wave of water exercises are fast becoming the post-50 generation's choice workouts. Time Magazine NOVEMBER 30, 1998 VOL. 152 NO. 22 http://www.pathfinder.com/time/magazine/1998/dom/981130/time_select.health_repo5a.html

Berry good protection for aging brains Science News September 18, 1999 Vol. 156, No. 12 Improving memory by adding blueberries to the diet. http://www.sciencenews.org/sn_arc99/9_18_99/fob2.htm 

Research on Aging

Aging Research Centre (ARC)  http://www.arclab.org/  dedicated to providing a service for researchers in this field to find information related to the study of the aging process.

Alliance for Aging Research  http://www.agingresearch.org/

 The Women's Health and Aging Study: This monograph introduces the Women's Health and Aging Study (WHAS), funded by the National Institute on Aging, is a prospective, observational study of 1,002 women age 65 years and older who were moderately to severely disabled, but not severely cognitively impaired, at study entry. This monograph presents comprehensive information on their physical disability; health status, including disease and physiologic measures; health care and service utilization; and their daily lives. These data were obtained from November 1992 to February 1995. The goal of the WHAS is to determine the causes and course of physical disability. http://www.nih.gov/nia/edb/whasbook/tablcont.htm http://www.nih.gov/nia/edb/whasbook/tables.htm

Articles on Aging on the Web

Dwyer, Debra Sabatini and Olivia S. Mitchell Health Problems as Determinants of Retirement:Are Self-Rated Measures Endogenous?, Population Aging Research Center     http://lexis.pop.upenn.edu/aging/aging_center/98-02/wps9802.pdf

Elo, Irma T. Childhood Conditions and Adult Health: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study, Population Aging Research Center   http://lexis.pop.upenn.edu/aging/aging_center/98-03/wps9803.pdf

AGING POPULATION THREATENS INDUSTRIAL ECONOMIES http://www.essential.org/ilo/focus/spr-95/17.html

Help Establish the Years 2000-2010 as "THE DECADE ON HEALTH IN AGING" http://www.americangeriatrics.org/decinfo.shtml

Life Sciences Forum - On Aging How Many Years Can We Live? http://www.hoechst.com/txt_e/ls_forum/artikel1.html

How aging will challenge the world's economic well-being. U.S. News & World Report Mar. 1,1999  http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/990301/1agin.htm

What causes aging? US News & World Report Aug. 18, 1997  http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/970818/18age.htm

New technique resets the biological clock. US News & World Report January 26, 1998 http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/980126/26upda.htm

You May Not Be Losing Your Mind, After All:  Researchers discover that the brain does, in fact, regenerate. But we're a long way from a cure for forgetfulness. Time Magazine Oct. 15, 1999  http://www.pathfinder.com/time/daily/0,2960,32673,00.html

Mental Health & Aging

Mental Health: The Cornerstone of Health --- Depression Articles http://www.mentalhealth.org/cornerstone/Keyword2.cfm?Keyword=Elderly

Depression Shares Symtoms with Other Medical Conditions http://www.nimh.nih.gov/depression/senior/shares.htm