Senior Health
Learn about senior health
As we age, we have special health concerns. They can range from memory loss and broken hips to exercising safely. Our topics can help you learn how to lower the risk of falling in your home or how to choose a nursing home. You can learn about the physical changes caused by aging. There is plenty of information to help you stay healthy as you get older.
Get help making decisions or find how-to tips in topics such as:
Health Topics
- Abdominal Pain, Age 12 and Older
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Taking Vitamins
- Agitation and Dementia
- Alzheimer's and Other Dementias: Maintaining Good Nutrition
- Alzheimer's and Other Dementias: Making the Most of Remaining Abilities
- Alzheimer's and Other Dementias: Making Your Home Safe
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Anger, Hostility, and Violent Behavior
- Apolipoprotein E-4 Genetic (DNA) Test
- Asthma in Older Adults: Managing Treatment
- Automated Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
- Bev's Story: Coping With Arthritis
- Blepharitis
- Capsaicin for Osteoarthritis
- Care at the End of Life
- Caregiver Support: Talking About End-of-Life Decisions
- Cataracts and Nearsightedness
- Cataracts and Ultraviolet Light
- Choosing a Nursing Home
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Pain Syndrome
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Pain Management
- Constipation, Age 12 and Older
- COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
- Coping With Changing Sleep Patterns as You Get Older
- Coping With Osteoarthritis
- Coughs, Age 12 and Older
- Dementia
- Dementia: Bladder and Bowel Problems
- Dementia: Helping a Person Avoid Confusion
- Dementia: Legal Issues
- Dementia: Medicines to Treat Behavior Changes
- Dementia: Support for Caregivers
- Dementia: Testing How Well a Person Functions
- Dementia: Tips for Communicating
- Dementia: Understanding Behavior Changes
- Dental Care for Older Adults
- Depression in Older Adults
- Diaper Rash
- Diarrhea, Age 12 and Older
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence: Checklist of Things to Take When You Leave
- Domestic Violence: Getting a Protective Order
- Drooping Eyelids
- Dupuytren's Disease
- Dupuytren's Disease: Surgery Complications
- Ear Problems and Injuries, Age 12 and Older
- Ear Problems: Changes in Air Pressure
- Early Disease Detection
- Elder Abuse
- Eldercare Mediation
- Exercising While Sitting Down
- Family Life Cycle
- Fever, Age 12 and Older
- Fitness: Getting and Staying Active
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Guidelines for Multiple Joint Replacements
- Head Injury, Age 4 and Older
- Healthy Aging
- Healthy Eating and Older Adults
- Hearing Loss
- Hearing Self-Test
- Heat Waves
- Help for Anger Problems
- Hip Fracture
- Hip Fractures: What Increases Your Risk
- Hip Injuries, Age 12 and Older
- Hip Problems, Age 12 and Older
- How to Get Up Safely After a Fall
- Immunizations
- Importance of Immunizations
- Interactive Tool: Which Health Screenings Do You Need?
- Joint Replacement: Realistic Expectations
- Knee Replacement Surgery
- Laser Photocoagulation for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Medical History and Physical Exam for Dementia or Alzheimer's Disease
- Medical History for Macular Degeneration
- Memory Problems: Wandering
- Meningitis and Group B Streptococci
- Meningitis and Listeria Monocytogenes
- Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia
- Nausea and Vomiting, Age 12 and Older
- Nonprescription Sleep Medicines
- Object Stuck in the Throat
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis: Heat and Cold Therapy
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Pain Control at the End of Life
- Pain Management Clinic
- Parkinson's Disease: Levodopa Versus Dopamine Agonists
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse
- Photodynamic Therapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Physical Activity as You Get Older
- Presbyopia
- Preventing Falls in Older Adults
- Preventing Falls in Older Adults Who Take High-Risk Medicines
- Preventing Falls: Exercises for Strength and Balance
- Quick Tips: Exercising Safely With Arthritis
- Radiation Exposure: Risks and Health Effects
- Rash, Age 12 and Older
- Rectal Prolapse in Adults
- Respiratory Problems, Age 12 and Older
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- RSV: Risk of Complications
- Screening for Hearing Problems
- Sexuality and Physical Changes With Aging
- Sharing Memories With Older Adults
- Sleep Problems, Age 12 and Older
- Small Joint Surgery for Osteoarthritis
- Steve's Story: Coping With Arthritis
- Stress Incontinence in Men
- Substance Abuse in Older Adults
- Symptoms of Ear Infection
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Urge Incontinence in Men
- Urinary Incontinence in Men
- Urinary Incontinence in Women
- Urinary Problems and Injuries, Age 12 and Older
- Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) in Older Adults
- Urinary Tract Infections in Teens and Adults
- Vaccine Information Statements
- Vision Loss Evaluation
- Warning Signs of Dementia
- Warning Signs of Suicide in Older Adults
- Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Medications
- Anticonvulsants for Chronic Pain
- Anti-VEGF Medicines for Vision Problems
- Bisphosphonates for Osteoporosis
- Calcitonin for Osteoporosis
- Cholinesterase Inhibitors for Alzheimer's Disease
- Collagenase for Dupuytren's Disease
- Memantine for Alzheimer's Disease
- Opiate Pain Relievers for Chronic Pain
- Parathyroid Hormone for Osteoporosis
- Phenazopyridine for Urinary Symptoms
- Raloxifene
- Testosterone for Osteoporosis
- Tricyclic Antidepressants for Chronic Pain
Make a Wise Decision
- Alzheimer's Disease: Should I Take Medicines?
- Alzheimer's or Other Dementia: Should I Move My Relative Into Long-Term Care?
- Arthritis: Should I Have Hip Replacement Surgery?
- Arthritis: Should I Have Knee Replacement Surgery?
- Arthritis: Should I Have Shoulder Replacement Surgery?
- Healthy Aging: Is It Time to Stop Driving?
- Hearing Loss: Should I Get Hearing Aids?
- Osteoporosis: Should I Have a Dual X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) Test?
- Osteoporosis: Should I Take Bisphosphonate Medicines?
- Shingles: Should I Get a Shot to Prevent Shingles?
Last Revised: January 14, 2011
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review: Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
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