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50Plus
“Fifty-Plus is an international organization devoted to information regarding motivation and participation in exercise and fitness while aging.” 50plus is a 20-year-old non-profit organization whose mission is to promote an active lifestyle for older people. The site contains information provided under the headings of products, resources/links, news, events, library, health studies and articles, FAQ’s, and programs.

Aging Parents and Elder Care
Mike Gamble, President of Financial Safeguards, Inc. has specialized in issues important to seniors from retirement planning to Medicare and elder care, since he began his career in 1964. He has earned a well-deserved reputation for his ability to develop creative, workable solutions to complex problems. Here you can find information with articles and resources on aging. Some of the articles and resources include: “Assisted Living”, “Comprehensive Checklist”, “Discussion Group”, “Elder Care 101”, “Elderly Drivers”, “Home Health Care”, “Independent Living”, “Nursing Homes” and many more.

Alzheimer Society of Canada (Canadian Site) (Bilingual)
The Alzheimer Society of Canada states as its mission “to alleviate the personal and social consequences of Alzheimer Disease, and to promote the search for a cause and cure for the disease.” This website, which can be viewed in French or English, contains information about Alzheimer’s disease, care giving, news and events, a caregivers’ forum, physicians’ corner and research information. This site is helpful for first time users. There are also listings of international Alzheimer offices located in Canada.

Alzheimer Society of Ottawa-Carleton (Canadian Site)
The Alzheimer Society of Ottawa-Carleton offers patients and families information about their chapter, listings of other Canadian Alzheimer Chapters, news, events, articles, kids zones, and links to other related web sites. Here you can find a section dedicated directly to “All About Alzheimer’s disease”. The Alzheimer Society of Ottawa discusses and helps you understand the disease, ten warning signs you may have Alzheimer’s, family guide, statistics, and common questions.

Alzheimer Society of Toronto (Canadian Site)
The Alzheimer Society of Toronto offers patient facts about the disease, a resource center, research, fund development and volunteer programs. The site also provides newsletters, education counseling, and telephone counseling. Some of the information resources include disease information, drugs, for family and friends, for persons with dementia, for professionals, Ontario strategy for Alzheimer disease and resources on the internet.

Alzheimer's Society
The Alzheimer’s disease Society offers news and events concerning dementia, advice on caring for patients, questions about the disease, care giving, and other forms of dementia. The site features a content list, which has alphabetically organized groups of links related to Alzheimer’s and dementia. There is also a section solely related to dementia. The links include: facts about dementia, how dementia is diagnosed, after the diagnosis, caring for someone with dementia, and research.

Alzheimer’s Association
The Alzheimer’s Association site provides facts about Alzheimer’s disease, care resources for families and health care professionals, medical issues such as diagnosis and treatment, and innovative research. This site also includes news updates and information about the Association. Additional information about Alzheimer’s, having Alzheimer’s, and Alzheimer’s caregivers can be found here.

American Dietetic Association
The American Dietetic Association web page provides a great volume of information on diets, healthy eating, and exercise. Information is provided through tips pages and fact sheets. There is also a resource center for further information on nutrition from the ADA and affiliated organization.

American Federation for Aging Research
Infoaging.org is brought to you by the American Federation for Aging Research. Since 1981, the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) has helped scientists begin and further their careers in aging research and geriatric medicine. Their mission is to promote healthier aging through biomedical research. The three main sections of this website include Disease Centre, Biology of Aging, and Healthy Aging. Additional subtopics include News, “Ask the Expert”, and Press Room. Here you will find plenty of extra facts under the subtopics, concerning any questions that you may have about aging.

American Heart Association
The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke. This website provides a fitness diary where you can log in to better monitor your fitness routine, personalized fitness information with low and high activity and special care, fitness resources to other highly regarded websites on the internet regarding exercise and fitness, and recent fitness news.

American Heart Association
This is an informative site that is dedicated to improving awareness and providing solutions to heart disease. Some of the information the site provides includes facts, risks and lifestyle changes to decrease the risks, health risks awareness quiz, warning signs and symptoms of heart disease and stroke, and Hormone Replacement Therapy and Estrogen Replacement Therapy. The site also offers practical advice on how to manage everyday life to reduce risk of heart disease as well as personal stories and photos of women who chose to do so.

American Podiatric Medical Association (Bilingual – Spanish)
This site offers consumer information on foot care from infants to seniors. The site also provides information on “sports medicine” for the feet describing common injuries for various types of sports activities. Additional Information regarding aging, arthritis, athlete’s foot, bunions, diabetes, foot and ankle injuries, foot health, footwear, foot surgery, fungal nails, hammertoes, heel pain, high blood pressure, Medicare, nail problems, orthotics, walking, warts, and women’s feet can all be found here.

Arthritis Foundation (Support Site
“The mission of the Arthritis Foundation is to support research to find the cure for and prevention of arthritis and to improve the quality of life for those affected by arthritis.” This site offers news, coping tips, research information, treatment options, medication and alternative therapy information. This site has a search engine where patients can search by category, disease, or keyword. This site also features a message board where people share their experiences of living with arthritis.

Ask Noah About: Heart Disease & Stroke
This site provides an in-depth compilation of topics related to heart disease. The site provides information on what heart disease and stroke is, care and treatment, news, and support group information. The site addresses the anatomy, physiology, and etiology of heart disease, diagnostic test information, prevention, surgery and much more. Some of the heart diseases this site discusses include angina, arrhythmias, atherosclerosis, bacterial endocarditis, myocardial infarction, and more

BluePrint for Health
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota helps people stay healthy. They make sure that you always have trustworthy information on health and wellness. Here you will find information on senior health pertaining to seniors and strokes. The following are topics that can be found here: What is a stroke, how is it treated, what are the symptoms, and can a stroke be prevented. There are also links to other reputable stroke web sites.

Canadian Health Network (Canadian Site)
The Canadian Health Network is a partner of Health Canada and provides credible, medical information and news on the web. “Health info you can trust.” The Healthy Eating center provides a number of credible links to nutrition information on the web. Emphasis is placed on Canadian sites and information.

Canadian Mental Health Association (Canadian Site) (Bilingual)
The Canadian Mental Health Association is a bilingual site that exists to promote the mental health of all people and to serve mental health consumers, their families and friends. This site includes an information centre, education and advocacy section, publications, newsletters, media releases, research, policy information, and mental health related news articles. There is a listing of CMHA events, as well as ten tips for mental health. The site includes a listing of branches across Canada, and links to other related sites.

Canadian Mental Health Association ONLINE – Windsor Essex County (Canadian Site)
The Windsor Essex County Branch of the CMHA offers information about its programs, events, and volunteer opportunities. CMHA is a nonprofit voluntary charitable organization whose objectives are to improve attitudes towards mental illness, improve the treatment and caring services for the mentally ill, to work for prevention and promotion of mental illness, programming, advocacy, and research. The site also features a newsletter, reports, news articles, ten tips for good mental health, and links to other CMHA branches.

CDC – Center for Disease Control
The goal of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention is to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability. This particular page consists of numerous amounts of health topics for seniors. Some of the links deal with hip fractures, cancer, and motor vehicle deaths with the elderly.

Council of Aging, Windsor - Essex County (COA) (Canadian Site)
“The Council of Aging, Windsor – Essex County (COA), is a senior driven initiative that is part of a Provincial Network of Councils. The COA is a grass roots organization born out of a concern over the need for communication between individuals and agencies interested in issues of aging and the needs of seniors in Windsor and Essex County.” Here you will find information on Public Education, Information and Referrals, Community Development, Research and Needs, and Upcoming Events.

Dieticians of Canada (Canadian Site)
This is the official web site of the Dieticians of Canada. Dietitians Canada is the nation-wide voice of dietitians - the most trusted source of information on food and nutrition for Canadians. This website contains nutrition profiles, a meal planner, frequently asked questions about nutrition, and links to finding a nutritionist.

Doctor’s Guide Personal Edition
This site provides “the latest news and information for patients, families and friends of patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s-related disorders.” On this site there are up-to-date medical news and alerts, Alzheimer’s disease information, discussion groups and newsgroups, Alzheimer’s disease developments on the Internet, and related links.

ElderNet
ElderNet is a seniors' guide to health, housing, legal, financial, retirement, lifestyles, and news and entertainment information on the World Wide Web. ElderNet is produced by Peter M. Macy and friends in Brookline, Massachusetts. Peter is an attorney who works with the elderly and their families to address health, housing, financial and legal issues facing elders today. Here you will find information on your health, the ElderNet lawyer, money and investing, activities, ideas and fun, health and retirement benefits, senior lifestyles directory.

Fibromyalgia & Chronic Myofacial Pain Syndrome (Support Site
“This site describes two medical conditions which often occur together: Fibromyalgia and Chronic Myofacial Pain Syndrome. We hope that this information will help people to get more information about these illnesses so as to better their chances of accurate diagnosis and improved therapy.” Some of the topics covered by this site include: What is FMS and CMPS, information for relatives and supporters, Myofacia, FMS, Trigger points/Tender points, Chronic MPS, FMS/MPS complex, Guaifenesin, news and support groups. The site also offers physician information related to treatment, diagnosis, news and other issues surrounding these chronic conditions.

Franklin Institute Online
This is an excellent educational site that describes many aspects of heart health and disease. Some of the topics this site addresses include heart development and structure, blood flow through vessels and the different body systems, healthy heart, monitoring your heart’s health, history of heart science and much more. This site provides videos and interactive quizzes, auditory waves and many other tools to help explain etiology of heart disease. The heart gallery section provides information such as how to have a healthy heart, how exercise helps your heart, heart disease information, diabetes, rheumatic heart disease, and prevention.

Health Alliance – Healthy Living for Seniors
Health-Alliance.com presents information on health topics for the curious consumer. When your feet ache at bedtime after a long day, anti-inflammatory medicine such as aspirin type products can help to relieve the discomfort. We have only two feet to get us through this world, and oh, how we abuse them. Information regarding osteoarthritis, toenails, dry skin, and corns and calluses,

Health Canada (Bilingual) (Canadian Site)
This site is provided by Health Canada which is the leading health provider for information in Canada. This website provides an online version of Canada’s Physical Activity Guide geared directly towards seniors. Some the topics discussed here are: why should I be active, physical activity guide, how people get started, community support, guide endorsers, and news releases. This website can be viewed in French or in English.

Health Canada (Canadian Site)
This site’s mission is to help the people of Canada maintain and improve their health. It is an excellent source for information on Senior Health. Here you can find what’s new for 2003 as well as archives. Provided here are a number of publications about aging and seniors, events, frequently asked questions, web links, contact information, surveys, programs, and issues relating to seniors.

Health Canada (Canadian Site)
This site is maintained by Health Canada. It contains information on eating properly based on the nutritional contents of foods. The basics of dietary needs are discussed. It discusses the four major food groups (grain, meat, dairy, and fruits and vegetables) and how much of eat portion you should eat on a daily basis.

HealthyEating.net
Healthy Eating is an independent project by Nancy Frawley, an avid health promotions worker in the community.This site provides the basics of nutrition, healthy eating information, information pertaining to age groups from kids to seniors, physical activity information, and diseases and conditions. This is a very comprehensive site.

HealthyOntario.com (Canadian Site)
The HealthyOntario.com web site was created to offer Ontario people with a web site for trusted health information, services and advice. HealthyOntario.com is owned by the Ontario Government and operated by the Ontario Ministry of Health. This particular web page identifies the facts, causes and symptoms of mental health in seniors. Also included is treatment and prevention of mental health disorders.

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (Canadian Site)
This Canadian site offers the following frequently asked questions and answers in relation physical activity: recommended physical activity for good cardiovascular health, level of activity for maximum cardiovascular health, when to consult a physician, fitting physical activity into your life, and activities appropriate for older women. There is also a link included in the middle of the article to “Canada’s Guide to Healthy Eating”.

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (Canadian Site)
This Canadian site offers the following discussions in relation to women and heart disease and stroke: Women’s Heart Health News, Heart Disease and Stroke in Canadian Women, A Discussion Document, Women’s Attitudes toward health concerns an heart disease, Women still not aware of heart disease threat. Some of the general topics this site addresses are: Food for Heart, Statistics provincially speaking, and latest national research.

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (Canadian Site)
This Canadian site offers the following discussions in relation to women and heart disease and stroke: Women’s Heart Health News, Heart Disease and Stroke in Canadian Women, A Discussion Document, Women’s Attitudes toward health concerns an heart disease, Women still not aware of heart disease threat. This site also features Heart Healthy Kids which gives helpful tips for raising smoke free children, riddles, and games to help children learn about heart disease and stroke. Some of the general topics this site addresses are: Food for Heart, Statistics provincially speaking, and latest national research.

Heart Information Network
This page provides information about the differences between men and women in relation to signs and symptoms of heart disease. It also provides links to issues women are concerned with related to heart disease such as latest news, determining risks, and reducing risks. The page also provides links to research published and available on-line related to women and heart disease. Some of these issues include high blood pressure and pregnancy, young women and heart disease, and sex differences in heart attack deaths.

HelpGuide.org
Helpguide is a joint community service project of the Rotary Club of Santa Monica and the Center for Healthy Aging. The team consists of PhD graduates as well as many others who have a university degree in a related subject. The main topics of this website are mental and emotional health, aging well, and elder care.

Internet Mental Health
The Internet Mental Health site is an encyclopedia that describes mental illnesses, treatments, medications and research. On this site there is information on different types of disorders, and self diagnosis. A discussion group, online magazines, and links to many mental health topics can be found here. Also included is a glossary and a search page as well as links to reputable books and editorials.

iVillage.com (Support Site
This is an excellent site filled with nutrition information. The categories which the site focuses on include: Diet Evaluations, Food Safety, Foods to Avoid, Nutrition for Kids and Teens, Vegetarian Eating, Dieting and Weight Loss Plans, Food as Medicine, Healthy Pregnancy, Power Eating, Vitamins and Minerals. The site also has numerous tools such as a search engine, recipe finder, meal maker, healthy fast foods, health calculator, chat rooms and much more. The site also allows the user to ask expert advice on different topics surrounding nutrition.

Karen Yontz Coronary Heart Disease Site (Support Site
This site was written in memory of Karen Yontz who died of Coronary Artery Disease. It is a non-profit organization which aims to educate and increase public awareness of this epidemic. Some of the features this site provides include heart disease information such as facts, nutritional tips, perceived vs. actual health threats, signs & symptoms, and treatment options. The site also deals with issues related to women such as heart disease and pregnancy. The site also provides surveys such as health risk assessment, heart risk reduction, stress test and much more.

MDAdvice.com
With MDAdvice.com you get the answers you need. MDAdvice.com is an award winning internet-based medical site providing highest-quality health information, daily medical news, a health library, drug information, articles, references, medical questions and answers, community support groups, live health chat, real-time interactive tools, and more. In the senior health area you will find links relating to Alzheimer’s disease, arthritis, breast cancer, cervical cancer, heart attack, and more

MEDEM Medical Library
This credible site offers in-depth patient information which has been reviewed for medical validity. The topics which are discussed include: What is osteoarthritis, who has osteoarthritis, symptoms of osteoarthritis, diagnosis and treatment, and living with osteoarthritis. The site also addresses frequently asked questions pertaining to arthritis and offers links to other credible organizations.

MEDLINEPlus – Senior Health
A service of the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE offers comprehensive information on any and all subjects. With very well kept up archives, MEDLINE offers a “Latest News” section, which, in this field, can be very important. As with most other MEDLINE sites, here you can find the following subtopics on senior health: an overview, clinical trials, prevention/screening, research, conditions/aspects, genetics, directories, law/policy, and statistics.

Mental Health Foundation
The Mental Health Foundation is a UK charity that aims to improve the lives of people with mental health problems or learning disabilities. On this site there is information on these problems and disabilities, publications and conferences, news information, and links to other sites. Also included are News and events, Getting help, Issues, and an interactive zone.

Mental Health Infosource
Mental Health InfoSource offers patients the latest news in mental health progress, diagnostics, news articles, and links to sites about other disorders. Featured is an MHI professional directory where you can find a Mental Health Professional near you. This site is divided into four main categories: Education, Resource, Support, and Search. There is also a continuing education section, an A to Z directory and an area for “Hot Links”.

Mental Health Net
“Mental Help Net is run by psychologist, Mark Dombeck, Ph.D. and is an information service sponsored by CMHC Systems.” Mental Help provides the latest news on mental disorders and treatments. It also provides information specific to mental disorders, online books, resources, and information on recent research. There are also a large number of message forums and chat rooms.

National Agriculture Library
This is an informative database compiled of numerous nutrition pages. “You can access all of FNIC's resource lists and databases, as well as many other food and nutrition related links from this award winning site.” This site includes information such as Dietary Supplements (vitamins, minerals, guide to poisonous and toxic plants, cholesterol lowering supplements, and herbal information), Food Composition, Dietary Guidelines, Food Guide Pyramid, and Reports and Studies. The site also offers nutrition information in relation to diabetes, breastfeeding, cancer, aging, allergies and more.

National Centre on Women and Aging
“This site is designed to provide health and wellness information to mature adults and their families in order to help you remain active and healthy. Through a partnership with Glaxo we have developed a site to help keep you better informed about maintaining your overall health.” This is an excellent site that discusses medications for seniors including the side-effects, reading labels, safety and more. Some of the topics discussed include coping with pain, Tai Chi & Yoga, support groups, preventive health care, alcohol use and abuse, arthritis, breast cancer, general cancer answers, care of the eyes, forgetfulness, immunization recommendations, colds and flues, and pneumonia prevention.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
This educational site is an excellent resource for women. It provides practical easy- to-understand information geared toward the needs of women using graphs, tables, progress outlines, and other tools. The information is based on Guidelines established by American Heart Association. Some of the areas this site addresses include: Cardiovascular Disease, Risk Factors, Prevention Strategies, Research (new focus on women), Healthy Eating, Resources and much more.

National Institute of Nutrition (NIN)
The National Institute of Nutrition is an independent institute at the interface of nutrition science. NIN is recognized for its commitment to ongoing collaborative consumer research. The National Institute of Nutrition provides nutritional information on a broad range of topics in both English and French versions. It also provides a Nutritional Food Guide with links to resource information on food and health eating.

National Institute on Aging
The National Institute on Aging helps you understand the nature of aging and how to extend the healthy, active years of life. The NIA supports and conducts high quality research on the aging process and age-related disease. This particular article deals with exercise: feeling fit for life. The topics discussed here are: What you can do for more exercise, who should exercise, safety tips, and additional resources.

National Institute on Aging
The National Institute on Aging helps you understand the nature of aging and how to extend the healthy, active years of life. The NIA supports and conducts high quality research on the aging process and age-related disease. This particular article deals with foot care in the elderly, preventing foot trouble, and common foot problems including fungal and bacterial conditions, dry skin, corns and calluses, warts, bunions, ingrown toenails, hammertoe, and spurs.

National Institute on Aging
The National Institute on Aging helps you understand the nature of aging and how to extend the healthy, active years of life. The NIA supports and conducts high quality research on the aging process. Some of the main topics include what should I eat, how much should I eat, and are you less interested in food.

National Parkinson Foundation
The National Parkinson Foundation Inc. (NPF) has a fully interactive web-site allowing the user to find out facts about Parkinson Disease, the newest clinical studies, events, and news from around the world as posted on a near daily basis. This site also includes an excellent page for links to other sites on the web.

National Stroke Association (NSA
The National Stroke Association is an organization committed to fighting stoke in the country. The NSA is taking steps to reduce the incidence and impact of stroke and helping people understand the urgency for the symptom recognition. The titles of the main topics include: “Am I at risk for a stroke”, “Someone I Know Had a Stroke”, “Professional Resource Center”, “Recovery and Rehabilitation”, “Stroke Prevention”, “Common Symptoms and Treatment”, and “All About Stroke”

NIHSeniorHealth
The NIHSeniorHealth is a service of the National Institute on Aging, and the National Library of Medicine. According to the Director of the National Institute on Aging, Richard J Hodes, M.D. says: "This website will open the valuable resources of the NIH to great numbers of people over 60 who use the Internet to learn more about their health and aging." This site includes topics on Alzheimer’s disease, and Exercise. Additional topics are to be added as time goes on.

NOAH; New York Online Access to Health – Aging
NOAH offers links to articles that discuss various aspects of aging.

Ontario Ministry of Health and Long term Care (Canadian Site)
This site is maintained by the Government of Canada. This web page offers health information for the public on the subject of senior health. Here you will find multiple links to informative websites regarding this topic. Some of the links include aging, arthritis, home care, health studies, human development, Alzheimer’s, and long-term care.

Osteoporosis Quebec (Canadian Site)
This Canadian site offers information for anyone interested in learning about osteoporosis. The site is dedicated to “encouraging, educating, empowering, and assisting in prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.” The unique feature of this site is the visual pictures and comprehensive information on the progressive nature of this disease. The site also discusses menopause and its affects on bone tissue, and prevention through calcium supplements, exercise and other measures. The site offers a weekly newsletter as well as a quiz to assess your risk factors of developing osteoporosis.

Osteoporosis Society of Canada (Canadian Site)
This is a Canadian site that is dedicated to educating the public about osteoporosis. It includes large text for easy reading. Some of the information covered includes: What is osteoporosis, prevalence, financial costs, signs and symptoms, risk factors, secondary osteoporosis, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. A unique feature of this site is that you can calculate your daily calcium intake and compare it with the recommended daily intake according to Canada’s Food Guide.

Our Senior Years
This site offers senior health news written and edited by doctors and nurses. The Daily Health News is provided by Syndicate and available in both regular print as well as large font. The section on Health provides information such as anesthesia care for seniors, why stroke is an emergency, medication decisions, osteoporosis, posture, personal medication information and much more. There are also sections on Medicare Topics, Social Security Basics, and Leisure. There is also a free Newsletter and a free on-line course which teaches care-givers how to care for the elderly.

Paintracking.com
This site is composed of a series of articles written by Deborah A. Barrett, PhD, about living with fibromyalgia. Some of the topics she discusses include: what is it, diagnostic criteria, medical theories of it’s etiology, treatments, improving through fitness, ten tips on living with fibromyalgia, visibility/invisibility of fibromyalgia, living with others, maintaining a positive attitude, what it means to be understood and self-understanding. This site is updated regularly and offers great links to other medically based organizations that offer fibromyalgia education to the public.

Parkinson’s Action Network
As can be read in their mission statement, Parkinson’s Action Network is committed to promoting a level of research support sufficient to produce an effective treatment and cure as soon as is humanly possible." With a detailed explanation of the Parkinson’s Action Network’s goals and accomplishments, as well as facts about Parkinson Disease, and a number of links.

Senior Health Care
Senior Health Care is a website committed to current information regarding senior health, lifestyles, and wellness. Their goal for establishing this website is to provide high quality information services geared towards older adults. They are committed to providing you with the most current information about. The site covers “Hot Health Topics” offers the chat room “Ask the Expert”, Health Care Resources and issues on heath care policy and politics.

Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists (UK)
The majority of the members of the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists are practicing state registered chiropodists/podiatrists working in both the public and private health care sectors in clinical, educational or managerial capacities. This site provides health advice for children, adults, and seniors. You will find information here on foot health regarding common problems, professional care, keeping feet healthy, surgery, sports medicine, summer feet, and foot odor.

The American Parkinson Disease Association
The American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) has set out a goal of "…promoting a better quality of life for the Parkinson’s community." Once arriving at their homepage, you will be offered information specifically about Parkinson’s disease, and the projects and events under-way for the funding of the APDA.

The Arthritis Society (Canadian Site)
This is an excellent Canadian Site that deals with the many aspects of Arthritis. Some of the features of this site include a search engine where over 100 different types of arthritis conditions can be researched, tips for living well, programs and resources around Canada, and arthritis research and news from Canada and around the world. This is an excellent visual site providing diagrams to enhance understanding of the material. For ease of use, a site map and easy to use subcategories and headings are provided.

The Canadian Seniors Policies and Programs Database (Canadian Site) (Bilingual)
“The SPPD is a database of government policies and programs for which seniors are the primary beneficiaries.” It was developed and is maintained by federal, provincial and territorial governments, and is hosted by Health Canada. Seniors’ policies are provided for browsing and searching within jurisdictions and subjects. Information on policies and programs provided includes how the policies and programs are linked together, their jurisdictions, agencies responsible, web sites of the programs, an overview, contact information, dates of implementation, and benefits and services.

The Oregon Fibromyalgia Foundation
This is a compilation of fibromyalgia information from different doctors and experts hosted by the Oregon Fibromyalgia Foundation. Some of the topics this site addresses include: Fibromyalgia overview, Principles of treating FM, Choosing the right occupational/physical therapist, A patient’s guide to exercise and strengthening and toning selected muscle groups, Advice on sexual health by, Relaxation techniques, Relaxation response, Possible abuse link to Fibromyalgia symptoms, Science of Fibromyalgia, lupus, guaifenesin research, and more.

The-Health-Pages
The-Health-Page web site is a comprehensive resource for information on preventive care and health topics. It’s a great place to start your search for health information. Here you can find a variety of links to many additional resources. The main topics are what is stroke, recovering from a stroke, how stroke affects people, preventing another stroke, rehabilitation, being discharged, and where to get help.

Virtual Hospital
Virtual Hospital is a digital Health Science Library created at the University of Iowa to help meet information needs of health care providers and patients. Virtual Hospital wants to make the internet a useful medical resource and health promotion tool. The topic of this article is “A Guide to Stroke Risk Factors and Treatment”. Here you will find general information, risk factors, treatments, and information on brain attack.

Virtual Hospital
Virtual Hospital is a digital Health Science Library created at the University of Iowa to help meet information needs of health care providers and patients. Virtual Hospital wants to make the internet a useful medical resource and health promotion tool. The topic of this article is “Stroke and Depression FAQ”. Here you will find answers to frequently asked questions like do all stroke suffers have depression, what type of rehab can assist the depression, can the depression caused by a stroke be from family history, and other important questions.



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