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
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Anger, Hostility, and Violent Behavior
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
- Care at the End of Life
- Chronic Pain
- 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
- Coughs, Age 12 and Older
- Dementia
- Depression in Older Adults
- Diaper Rash
- Diarrhea, Age 12 and Older
- Domestic Violence
- Drooping Eyelids
- Dupuytren's Disease
- Ear Problems and Injuries, Age 12 and Older
- Early Disease Detection
- Elder Abuse
- Family Life Cycle
- Fever, Age 12 and Older
- Fitness: Getting and Staying Active
- Head Injury, Age 4 and Older
- Healthy Aging
- Healthy Eating and Older Adults
- Hearing Loss
- Heat Waves
- Hip Fracture
- Hip Injuries, Age 12 and Older
- Hip Problems, Age 12 and Older
- Immunizations
- Interactive Tool: Which Health Screenings Do You Need?
- Laser photocoagulation for age-related macular degeneration
- Menopause and Perimenopause
- Nausea and Vomiting, Age 12 and Older
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse
- Photodynamic therapy for age-related macular degeneration
- Presbyopia
- Preventing Falls
- Quick Tips: Improving Your Balance
- Rash, Age 12 and Older
- Respiratory Problems, Age 12 and Older
- Sexuality and Physical Changes With Aging
- Sleep Problems, Age 12 and Older
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Urinary Incontinence in Men
- Urinary Incontinence in Women
- Urinary Problems and Injuries, Age 12 and Older
- Urinary Tract Infections in Teens and Adults
- Vaccine Information Statements
Medications
- Anticonvulsants for chronic pain
- Anti-VEGF medicines for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
- Bisphosphonates for osteoporosis
- Calcitonin for osteoporosis
- Cholinesterase inhibitors for Alzheimer's disease
- Estrogen for osteoporosis
- Hormone replacement therapy for osteoporosis
- Memantine for Alzheimer's disease
- Opioid analgesics 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?
- Healthy aging: Is it time to stop driving?
- Hearing loss: Should I get a hearing aid?
- Osteoporosis: Should I have a dual X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) test?
- Osteoporosis: Should I take bisphosphonate medicines?
Last Updated: May 22, 2008
Author: Bets Davis, MFA
Medical Review: Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
