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Knowing how to care for ourselves and our loved ones requires up-to-date information. Staying healthy is key to being able to give our most to others.

The Alliance for Aging Research

Topics: Health

The Alliance for Aging Research, the nation's leading nonprofit dedicated to supporting and acceleratiing the pace of medical discoveries, provides a glimpse of the latest work being done to improve the experience of aging and health.
(202) 293-2856

http://www.agingresearch.org/

Centers for Disease Control

Topics: Health

The Centers for Disease Control is responsible for public health and providing health-related information. The section on aging addresses health concerns of the older person. The site also offers immunization information for travelers.
(800) CDC-INFO or (800) 232-4636

http://www.cdc.gov/aging

Family Doctor

Topics: Health

This special section of the website operated by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has a lot of good health information for people 60+.
(312) 421-0113

http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/...

Mayo Clinic

Topics: Health

This site covers many medical topics, including women’s health, in the "Living Well" section.

http://www.mayoclinic.com

Medline Plus

Topics: Health

This useful site, provided by the National Library of Medicine of the National Institutes of Health, directs visitors to information that answers health questions.

http://www.medlineplus.com

Medscape

Topics: Health

Part of WebMD, this site provides professional clinicians with current medical reports but is also accessible to the consumer (free registration).
(888) 506-6098

http://www.medscape.com/home

National Institutes on Health

Topics: Health

The National Institutes of Health site is a good source of information about medical conditions and diseases.
(301) 496-4000

http://www.nih.gov

Women's Health

Topics: Health

This federal site offers information about women’s health.
(800) 994-9662

http://www.4women.gov