Also Try Diseases and Conditions Electric Golf Carts Medical Directories and Search Engines Obesity Prevention Software for Internet Text-to-Speech and More Women Discussions Alzheimer's Disease - Discussions to Educate Lists -Organizations for Seniors (Center for Healthcare Information) Provides a list of agencies serving seniors by state, county, and area code. Try specifying state alone first. 11-99 -Resource Directory for Older People Aging and Dementia Resources Alzheimer's Disease - Layperson's Information Golf Carts for Streets (Awesome Library) Provides sources of street golf carts. Street golf carts may comply with new federal standards for use on public streets. Local laws will need to be checked to see if a vehicle compies with laws in your neighborhood. 6-01 Organizations Providing Case Management Services (Center for Healthcare Information) Provides a list of agencies by state, county, area code, keyword, and zip code. Try specifying state alone first. 11-99 Parkinson's Disease Resources (Wake-Forest University - Tatter) Provides an index of articles on Parkinson's Disease. 6-99 Resources for Seniors by State (Seniorsnet) Seniors Health (applesforhealth) Provides news articles and tips related to health and prevention. 04-07-00. Statistical Information on Older Persons Tricycling (Awesome Library) Provides sources of tricycles and quadcycles (four-wheels) for adults. These cycles can provide safe transportation and exercise, as well as haul items. Safer from falls, more comfortable, and more powerful than a bicycle. If a fuel cell is added for additional power on hills, these cycles might provide good general transportation that is very inexpensive. 6-01 Materials Awesome Talking Library (Awesome Library) Converts online text into spoken words through the Awesome Talkster program. Awesome Talkster has one of the clearest synthesized voices on the Web. Converting online text into speech has many uses. For example, Talkster can speak online stories or books to children while an adult supervises. The voice can be put in "Boy" or "Girl" mode to add a character with a bubble over his or her head. The bubble will show each word as it is spoken and the voice can be put on "slow" for your child to follow. Talkster can thereby assist your child in learning how to pronounce words while reading. Talkster is also useful for adults. It can speak news articles to you in one open browser while you are searching for information in another browser window. For persons with visual impairments or poor coordination, Talkster can be navigated with keystrokes. The Web can be navigated using a version of Awesome Library in a different language, such as Spanish, while using a voice for that language that is available through the Awesome Talkster. Links to different language versions of the Awesome Library are available at the bottom of most Awesome Library pages. Links to free voices for different languages can be found on the Awesome Talking Library's help page. 9-02 Read Web Pages With a Voice (SpeakIt) Provides free software that allows text you highlight, or entire pages, to be read to you with a voice. 9-02 News Aging Brains Learn Differently (applesforhealth) Seniors can perform just as well as young adults in a short-term, visual memory test - they just use different parts of their brains to do it. 12-17-99. Aging Well A health and wellnes village for mature adults. Aging and Brain Chemistry (applesforhealth) Researchers from the US Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, the State University of New York at Stony Brook and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have found chemical changes in the brain that may underlie the cognitive deterioration associated with aging.01-14-00. Alcohol Is Good For Heart (applesforhealth) One to three drinks of alcoholic beverages a day is good for your heart. Light to moderate drinking - be it beer, wine or distilled spirits - is associated with a 50 percent reduction in heart disease and stroke, said Dr. Bengt Fagrell, professor of internal medicine, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm. 9-17-99. Assisted Suicide Law in Oregon Upheld by Federal Judge (Bloomberg.com) "Oregon's assisted- suicide statute was upheld by a federal judge who ruled U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft overstepped his authority in attempting to block the nation's only law letting doctors help patients die." 4-02 Exercise to Prevent Falls Among Seniors (applesforhealth) Getting granny to the gym may be the best way to reverse a alarming rise in the number of elderly people falling and breaking bones. 06-11-99. Glaucoma - Teaming Up To Save Sight (applesforhealth) A Chicago Optometrist and a National nonprofit organization get the word out about Glaucoma. A Glaucoma Research Foundation (GRF) survey conducted by ICR, Inc., in Media, PA revealed an alarming fact. Only 1 out of 6 African-Americans know anything about glaucoma and the inherent risks. 02-25-00. Glaucoma Danger For Blindness (applesforhealth) Men and women over 50, at increased risk of going blind from glaucoma, can almost always avoid this danger with a simple test from an eye doctor, according to John W. Corwin, Executive Director of The Glaucoma Foundation. 01-07-00. Health News and Resources for Seniors (Health and Age) Provides health news (from Reuters) and consumer information on topics such as Alzheimer's Disease, depression, heart disease, impaired mobility, diabetes, and more. National Council on Aging Organizations and professionals dedicated to promoting the dignity, self-determination, and well being of seniors. Seniors Match Young In One Mental Test (applesforhealth) Most tests of mental ability show cognitive skills weaken as people age. But acting on a hunch suggested by a model of the decision-making brain, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have discovered one mental test that breaks the traditional mold. 01-28-00. Seniors Spend $2,430 On Health Care (applesforhealth) Even with Medicare, senior citizens spend an average $2,430 a year on their health care needs, about 19 percent of their income, the American Association of Retired Persons reported Wednesday. 12-10-99. Socialize, Not Just Exercise (applesforhealth) A study of 2,800 senior citizens finds that just getting out to meet friends or do the shopping can reduce risk of mortality just as much as exercise. 08-20-99. Papers -Aging Conditions - Fact Sheets (Family Caregiver Alliance) Provides information on the most common medical conditions associated with aging, along with information on gaining caregivers. Includes Spanish version. En espanol. -Aging Conditions - Search Engine (Family Caregiver Alliance) Provides information on the most common medical conditions associated with aging. Includes Spanish version. En espanol. -Prevention of Major Medical Problems With Diet (Fisher) Provides recommendations to combat osteoporosis, cancer, heart disease, and Alzheimer's Disease with diet. Administration on Aging (HHS) Advance Directives (applesforhealth) There are two types of advance directives, those documents that allow you to give directions about your future medical care when you are unable to communicate your wishes - (1) a living will, and (2) a durable power of attorney in which you name a person to make decisions for you. 03-10-00. Alternative Health Care (On Health) Describes alternative health care practices, such as acupressure, naturopathy, and more. Alternative Nursing Home Care (PBS News Hour -Dentzer) Describes an alternative type of nursing home that includes animals, many plants, children, and "home cooked" style meals. This style of nursing home is called the Eden Alternative. "In long term care, love matters, and institutions cannot provide it." 4-02 Alzheimer's Disease (About.com - Creason) Provides information on diagnosis and treatment. Also provides information on top nursing homes, by state. 2-01 Alzheimer's Disease (National Library of Medicine - Medline Plus) Provides information on diagnosis and treatment. 11-99 Alzheimer's Disease - Alzheimer's Association Alzheimer's Disease - Fact Sheet (Family Caregiver Alliance) Alzheimer's Disease - Research on Alzheimer's Disease and Diet (Fisher) Provides recommendations to combat Alzheimer's Disease through diet. Alzheimer's and Wandering (Child Quest International) Provides suggestions to prevent problems related to possible wandering by a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Angina treatment Guidelines Issued (applesforhealth) Three medical groups have issued guidelines for physicians on the treatment of patients with stable angina, a precursor to more serious heart disease and heart attacks. 06-18-99. Arthritis (About.com - Eustice) Provides core reference resources for arthritis. 3-01 Back Pain (Health Scout - Rx Remedy) Provides information on diagnosis of disc problems associated with lower back pain, including MRI procedures for locating ruptured discs. 5-00 Brain Tumor - Fact Sheet (Family Caregiver Alliance) Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements Help Bones (applesforhealth.com) Describes a study showing that taking 1,200 milligrams of calcium and 400 - 600 IU's of Vitamin D each day strengthens the bone in the spine, hip, and elsewhere. The researchers also found, however, that the benefits went away if the supplements were no longer taken. 2-01 Cancer - Prostate Cancer (National Cancer Institute) Provides information on the prevention, risk factors, and treatment of prostate cancer, as well as side effects of treatment. Prostate cancer is the second most common form of cancer for men after the age of 55. 1-01 Cancer - Research on Cancer and Foods (Fisher) Provides recommendations to reduce susceptibility to cancer through diet. Care Giving - Fact Sheet (Family Caregiver Alliance) Care Giving Suggestions and Fact Sheets (Family Caregiver Alliance) Cycle Cars (RhoadesCar.com) Describes the product. The one-person, four-wheel cycle weighs 75 pounds and is 37 inches wide. Has an optional 36 gear drive, canopy, lights, padded seat with armrests, and more. Has four wheel suspension for off-road driving. Designed for comfort and stability, not speed. Awesome Library does not endorse these products, but only provides them as examples. Sometimes called four wheel or four-wheel bicycles. 6-01 Dementia - Fact Sheet (Family Caregiver Alliance) Dementia - Fact Sheet (Family Caregiver Alliance), Spanish Version Depression - Educating Older Americans About Risk Of Depression (applesforhealth) The Administration on Aging (AoA) is joining the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) in a widespread dissemination of its new fact sheet, "Older Adults: Depression and Suicide Facts," on recognizing signs of depression, reducing suicide risk in older adults, and promoting treatment. 08-06-99. Donations Through Wills (LeaveaLegacyOregon.org) Provides information on leaving a legacy. 1-02 Dying - On Death and Dying (PBS) Falls - Lawmakers Consider Methods to Reduce Falls in Seniors (CNN) "Whether crossing the street, treading a wet bathroom floor or stumbling in the bedroom, about 12 million elderly Americans fall down each year, resulting in billions of dollars in medical bills, a Senate panel was told this week." 6-02 Financing for Seniors Golf Carts (GEM) Describes the neighborhood electric vehicle that goes up to 25 miles per hour on streets and may be usable as neighborhood electric vehicles on streets under federal standards. Local laws will need to be checked. Price was not listed. Awesome Library does not endorse this product, but only provides it as an example. 6-01 Golf Carts Now Allowed on Streets - New Federal Standard (Neighborhood Electric Vehicle Company - Murphy) Presents the new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 500 (49 CFR 571.500), which allows four wheel motor vehicles designed to go under 25 miles per hour to use neighborhood streets. However, the new standard "requires low-speed vehicles to be equipped with headlamps, stop lamps, turn signal lamps, taillamps, reflex reflectors, parking brakes, rearview mirrors, windshields, seat belts, and vehicle identification numbers." Neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs) are now supported by federal law. 6-01 Health and Happiness After 70 (Guardian Unlimited - Hill) Describes the results of a study on happiness and age. The surprising result was that persons over 70 are the happiest. 11-01 Healthy Aging (HealthAtoZ) 2-00 Heart - Angina (National Library of Medicine - Medline Plus) Provides information on diagnosis and treatment. 11-99 Heart - Gene Therapy (Excite News - Fox) Describes new gene therapy for heart disease and clogged arteries. 11-99 Heart Attack Prevention - Controlling Cholesterol (Walker) Provides an explanation about accumulation of cholesterol and makes recommendations. Explains how lipoproteins, HDL, LDL, and LP, regulate cholesterol in the body. (Also explains that HDL and LDL are not forms of cholesterol, but are regulators of cholesterol.) Heart Attacks - Frequently Asked Questions (AMA) Heart Attacks and Conditions (Orbis-AHCN) Covers a wide range of heart conditions, including arrythmia or ventricular tachycardia. 6-01 Heart Conditions - Prevention and Treatment Through Herbs (Hoffman) Heart Conditions - Reducing Risk Factors (Advocate Health Care) Provides information on reducing risk factors to prevent heart conditions. 10-00 Heart Conditions - Tachycardia or Arrythmia (Advocate Health Care) Provides information on the condition of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) or arrythmia, its treatment and reduction of risk factors. 10-00 Heart Conditions - Tachycardia or Arrythmia Treatment (Life Plus) Recommends nutrients to prevent or reduce arrythmia. Note - recommendations are made by a health store selling products rather than nutritionists or physicians. Heart Conditions - Tachycardia or Arrythmias (MMRL) Provides technical information on the various types of arrythmias. Designed for physicians. Heart Conditions - Ventricular Fibrillations (Medtronic) Provides an explanation and an animation to describe this serious condition of arrythmia. Heart Disease (WebMD) Provides articles for the consumer, including types of heart disease, diagnosis, prevention, treatments, and more. Heart Disease - Reducing Susceptibility to Heart Disease With Diet (Fisher) Provides recommendations to reduce susceptibility to heart disease with diet. Heart Muscle Regenerates (National Institutes of Health - Roberts) Provides a very technical description of a major medical finding, that a heart can repair itself after a heart attack. Before this, scientists and doctors believed that heart muscles could not be restored after they were damaged in a heart attack. 6-01 Heart Muscle Regenerates (USA Today) Provides a summary of a major medical finding, that a heart can repair itself after a heart attack. Before this, scientists and doctors believed that heart muscles could not be restored after they were damaged in a heart attack. 6-01 Hiring In-Home Help (Family Caregiver Alliance) Independence - Thanks, I'd Rather Do It Myself (applesforhealth) A new survey of more than 20,000 seniors found that - of those age 90 or older - 86 percent continue to live independently, either in their own homes or with a friend. 10-08-99. Lou Gerhig's Disease - Treatment Provides information on the latest treatments for Lou Gehrig's Disease, (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). 6-99 Lou Gerhig's Disease Provides information on Lou Gehrig's Disease, (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). 6-99 Memory - Aging Doesn't Dull Memory (applesforhealth) New University of California research has found that people's memory and intellectual skills don't inevitably decline as they grow older - contrary to common belief. 07-09-99. Multiple Sclerosis - Fact Sheet (Family Caregiver Alliance) National Aging Information Center (NAIC) Neightborhood Electric Vehicles (Neighborhood Electric Vehicle Company - Murphy) Provides a speech about the need to use "neighborhood electric vehicles" or NEVs that travel up to 25 - 40 miles per hour for local transportation and light loads. Equipped with fuel cells, they could travel three times further between charges and would not need an electrical outlet at night. Some may require new city and state laws to allow them to operate within the same licensing requirements as motorcycles. 6-01 Neurotrophic Factors (Brain Briefing) Provides information on the factors associated with the regrowth of nerve tissue, an area of research related to Lou Gehrig's Disease (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, and other neurological afflictions often associated with aging processes. 6-99 Obesity - Suggestions for Seniors (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Provides suggestions to improve the physical activity of persons over 50. The report states that persons 50 and older need the community, workplace, and policies to support a more active lifestyle in order for the needed improvements to occur. 6-01 Obesity Is Now the Top Preventable Health Problem (Rand - Cook) Provides results from a study that shows that more people are now have health problems as a result of excess fat than from smoking, drinking, or conditions related to poverty. 6-01 Older Drivers' Vision Woes Studied (applesforhealth) Although the vision of half the people over age 85 meets motor vehicle bureau standards, new studies suggest weaknesses in other critical vision functions - especially depth perception and recovery from glare - create increased risks for driving. 10-01-99. Osteoporosis (WebMD) Provides answers articles related to the latest research on osteoporosis and prevention. 6-99 Osteoporosis - Combating Osteoporosis With Diet (Fisher) Provides recommendations to combat osteoporosis with diet. Osteoporosis - Flower Power (applesforhealth) More effective than jogging, swimming, walking, or aerobics, digging in the yard once a week is the best activity to protect against osteoporosis. 04-21-00. Overactive Bladder (applesforhealth) If you're one of an estimated 17 million Americans who live with a condition called overactive bladder, the National Council on Aging (NCOA) wants you to know effective treatments do exist. 12-10-99. Parkinson's Disease - Fact Sheet (Family Caregiver Alliance) Parkinson's Disease - Fact Sheet (Family Caregiver Alliance), Spanish Version Parkinson's Disease - Progressive Subnuclear Palsy (Washington Post - Tucker and Grunwald) Describes the rare degenerative disease associated with Parkinsons's Disease. Dudley Moore, a famous actor and musician, was diagnosed with the disease. Uses PDF format. 3-02 Parkinson's Disease Treatment Successful (BBC News - Ghosh) Describes a promising treatment for Parkinson's Disease that involves regeneration of damaged portions of the brain. "The treatment involves putting a drug called GDNF (Glial cell line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) into a mechanical pump, two of which feed it to the most damaged parts of the brain." 5-02 Phone Call Is Good Medication Reminder (applesforhealth) A pilot study conducted by nurses at the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing suggests a simple telephone call is an effective reminder for elderly patients to take their medication. 10-08-99. Pneumonia (American Lung Association) Describes the different types of pneumonia, prevention, and treatment. Pneumonia Prevention (Centers for Disease Control) Describes the various types of pneumonia and prevention methods. 2-00 Prostate Cancer - Prevention and Research (MSNBC) Provides news on latest findings related to prostate cancer. 5-02 Prostate Cancer - Risk Assessment (MSNBC) Provides a questionnaire to determine general risk level for prostate cancer. 5-02 Reflux - Gastroesophogeal Reflux Disease (Merck) Retirement and Elder Care Law (Nolo.com - Legal Encyclopedia) Provides basic information for persons who are not legal professionals and is organized by topic. 7-02 Senior Care Search (Toddlerwatch.com) Provides centers by city. Also has a more personalized search, but it requires registration. 2-01 Seniors - Health Articles (Advocate Health Care) Provides news of interest to seniors, such as research on the effects of walking as exercise, latest cancer research, and more. 10-00 Seniors Resources (Krueger and Associates) Provides information on housing, finance, and insurance for seniors. Sleep - Treating Late-Life Insomnia (applesforhealth) Some 12 to 25 percent of healthy seniors report chronic insomnia, but despite their weariness, less than 15 percent receive treatment. 07-30-99. Stroke - Fact Sheet (Family Caregiver Alliance) Stroke - Fact Sheet (Family Caregiver Alliance), Spanish Version Taxes - Federal Tax Filing - Older Americans Tax Guide (IRS) Provides instructions for filing designed for older, disabled, or retired Americans. 2-02 Understanding Aging Why, Not Just How Active (applesforhealth) Keeping busy helps seniors maintain their mental and physical senses of well-being - but why one engages in activity may be just as important. 12-03-99. Wills and Estate Planning Law (Nolo.com - Legal Encyclopedia) Provides basic information for persons who are not legal professionals and is organized by topic. 7-02 Periodicals Cancer (Healthfinder) Rated the number three education site by Web 100. Medical Literature Guide for Professionals (AMEDEO) Provides individualized selection of medical journals for keeping up with a topic, such as Parkinson's Disease or Alzheimer's. Includes individualized emails with links to abstracts. Sometimes visitors misspell as Altzheimer's. Senior Leisure Activities (Senior.com) Rated the number one education site by WEb 100. Projects Longevity (Northwestern Mutual) Provides life expectancy, based on factors that you provide. 11-99 Purchase Resources Door Knob Lever (bIndependent.com) Converts a door knob into a lever for easier turning. Awesome Library does not endorse this product, but provides it as an example. 1-02 Electric Tricycles - Tri-Wind (ElectricPowered Mobility) Describes the that has armrests a carrier for packages. The trike goes up to 15 mph and up to 30 miles per charge. It is designed for comfort rather than speed. It weighs 100 pounds and includes shock absorbers. Awesome Library does not endorse this product, but only provides it as an example. 6-01 Electric Tricycles - Worksman (ZEV Works) Describes the semi-recumbent trike that has armrests and a carrier for packages. The three-speed is designed for comfort rather than speed. Awesome Library does not endorse this product, but only provides it as an example. 6-01 Groceries Online (WhyRunOut.com) Provides the ability to order groceries online. 01-01. Herbs, Vitamins, and Minerals (Whole Health Discount Center) Allows purchase of herbs, minerals, vitamins, and more online at discount prices. Rated by Bizrate as first in customer service for online Health and Beauty stores. 6-99 Walker for Seniors With Poor Balance (Merry Walker Corporation) Provides a walker that allows seniors to walk without more restrictive devices, such a wheelchairs. Designed for persons who have poor balance (ataxia), weakness, leg injuries, or other conditions that would make ambulation difficult. Persons who are of smaller build may find the Pediatric version a less restrictive alternative. 2-01 Research Alzheimer's Disease Research (National Center for Biotechnology Information) Provides a summary of gene research related to preventing Alzhimer's disease. "Recently, use of a mouse model of the disease identified an enzyme that may be responsible for the increase in amyloid production characteristic of AD. If a way to regulate this enzyme could be found, then AD may be slowed or halted in some people." 2-02 Trips Seniors Online (Age of Reason) Provides opportunities for senior citizens to host each other for inexpensive travel, find other seniors, and find other senior citizen links.

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