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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, U.S. National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Contains a good detailed discussion of the symptoms of parkinson’s disease and how parkinson’s disease is diagnosed. >> View . . . → Read More: Parkinson’s Disease: Hope Through Research  Johns Hopkins Medicine, Health Information Library. Overall discussion of parkinson’s disease, including its symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, when to call your doctor, and prognosis. >>View Info Movement Disorders Program, Department of Neurology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA. Abstract of a scientific study finding sleep disorders common in two thirds of parkinson’s patients, and reporting that dopamine plays an important role in maintaining wakefulness. This . . . → Read More: Sleep disorders associated with Parkinson’s disease: role of dopamine, epidemiology, and clinical scales of assessment ScienceDaily, January 9, 2008. Doctors know that an impaired sense of smell is an early indicator of Parkinson’s Disease. This article reports on a study underway to determine whether a smell test can determine early if people with no . . . → Read More: Can A Smell Test Predict Parkinson’s Disease? FamilyDoctor.org. Introduction to Parkinson’s disease, its symptoms, diagnosis, causes, treatments, and links to organizations providing more information and resources. >> View Info MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, provides a good place to start for an overview and links to further information on Parkinson’s Disease. Parkinson’s Disease (also sometimes called Shaking . . . → Read More: Parkinson’s Disease MayoClinic.com. Overview of parkinson’s disease, including its definitions, causes, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, complications, treatments, including medications, physical therapy, and surgery, lifestyle and home remedies (including healthy eating, walking with care, avoiding falls, and dressing), coping and support, and . . . → Read More: Parkinson’s Disease MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Introductory tutorial on Parkinson’s Disease, what it is, and its symptoms and treatments. >> View Info National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, U.S. National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Website with detailed explanations of the medical causes, risks, symptoms, other resembling diseases, diagnosis, prediction or prevention, and treatments of . . . → Read More: Parkinson’s Disease: Hope Through Research a tutorial on parkinson’s disease by the National Institutes of Health, Senior Health. Defines parkinson’s disease, which affect primarily those over age 60, and discusses the causes of parkinson’s disease, it’s symptoms and diagnosis, research and treatments, and frequently . . . → Read More: Parkinson’s Disease — NIH Senior Health Helpguide.org. Provides an overview of Parkinson’s Disease, a progressive disorder of the central nervous system that affects more than 1.5 million people in the United States, and is most common in people over 60. Includes a good summary of . . . → Read More: Parkinson’s Disease and Dementia National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. 23 page booklet, providing medical information on the brain and basics, what goes wrong in parkinson’s disease, how parkinson’s disease can . . . → Read More: Parkinson’s Disease: Challenges, Progress & Promise by The American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc. 40 page handbook for parkinson’s disease patients and their families. Includes fairly comprehensive discussions and information on signs and symptoms, cause and etiology, and treatments of parkinson’s disease, as well as social . . . → Read More: Parkinson’s Disease Handbook WeMove.org. Worldwide Education and Awareness for Movement Disorders. Website provides comprehensive information on parkinson’s disease for patients and caregivers. >>View Info Science Daily. A study published in the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology found that depressed people are three times more likely to contract parkinson’s disease than people who are not depressed. It had long been known . . . → Read More: Depressed People More Likely To Develop Parkinson’s Cleveland Clinic website. Provides an overview of parkinson’s disease, and links to further information on its symptoms, incidence, treatment, medications, counseling, coping advice, including how to prepare your home, cope with constipation, mental disturbance and depression associated with parkinson’s, . . . → Read More: Parkinsons Disease: An Overview by the National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Useful summary of important medical information: doctor’s contact information, blood pressure medications, history of blood pressure readings, and special instructions, . . . → Read More: Blood Pressure Wallet Card >> View Forum Healia Health Guide: Weight Management. These tips will be relevant to caregivers of elderly loved ones with high blood pressure, as one of the most important steps required to control hypertension is to lose excess weight and maintain a . . . → Read More: Tips for Caregivers of People who Need to Control Their Weight Johns Hopkins Medical, Health Alerts. Contains helpful information for the hypertension patient required to remain on a low salt diet. This will be useful for the family caregiver of an elderly loved one with high blood pressure ordered to . . . → Read More: Hypertension and Stroke Special Report: Thriving on a Low-Salt Diet Website of the National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, aimed at detection, prevention and treatment of high blood pressure, with special focus on issues for women. Includes links . . . → Read More: Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Consumer Health Information. 2 page brochure with basic, general information about some types of high blood pressure medication and their uses. >> View Info Website of the American Heart Association. Lists and provides medical information on many different blood pressure medications. >> View Info American Heart Association Website. >> View Info 10 page booklet by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of Women’s Health. Lists questions to ask your doctor, along with information on all of the FDA Approved medications for the treatment of high blood pressure (as of . . . → Read More: High Blood Pressure; Medicines to Help You by Audiey Kao, MD, PhD, Virtual Mentor, Ethics Journal of the American Medical Association, July 2003, Volume 5, Number 7. Guidelines for the treatment of hypertension. >> View Info Consumer Reports: Best Buy Drugs. 20 page paper discussing Consumer Reports’ selection of five ACE Inhibitor type blood pressure medications as “best buy drugs” based on evidence of their effectiveness, safety, dosing convenience, and cost. >> View . . . → Read More: Treating High Blood Pressure and Heart Disease: The ACE Inhibitors Comparing Effectiveness, Safety, and Price Consumer Reports: Best Buy Drugs. 18 page paper discussing Consumer Reports’ selection of seven Beta-Blocker type blood pressure medications as “best buy drugs” based on evidence of their effectiveness, safety, dosing convenience, and cost. >> View Info Consumer Reports: Best Buy Drugs. 22 page paper discussing Consumer Reports’ selection of four Calcium Channel Blocker type blood pressure medications as “best buy drugs” based on evidence of their effectiveness, safety, dosing convenience, and cost. >> View . . . → Read More: Treating High Blood Pressure and Heart Disease: The Calcium Channel Blockers Comparing Effectiveness, Safety, and Price 8 page brochure by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. >> View Info pamphlet by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute. Lists 8 things you can do to prevent and control high blood pressure. >> View . . . → Read More: Prevent and Control High Blood Pressure: Mission Possible; What every midlife and older American should know 20 page booklet by the National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Explains in some detail the risk factors and consequences of high blood pressure and how to lower . . . → Read More: Your Guide to Lowering Blood Pressure Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening for high blood pressure in adults. Links to summary of recommendations and supporting documents. >>View Info HealthDayNews article published on Healthfinder.gov, a service of the National Institutes of Health. Recommendations for home monitoring of blood pressure by three major health organizations have been published in a Journal of the AMA. >>View Info ZDNet Health Care, September 22, 2008. Studies show that Grandma was right when she told you to eat less salt and take Vitamin C to keep your blood pressure down. >>View Info Cleveland Clinic, Heart and Vascular Institute. Lists 9 strategies you can take to prevent high blood pressure. >>View Info by Mike Jennings. >> View Info BusinessWeek, September 17, 2008. A study of seniors found that regularly listening to relaxation tapes or tapes of Mozart music in fact lowered blood pressure. >>View Info National High Blood Pressure Education Program, National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Includes list of moderate physical exercises, 5 tips to help you stick with your physical activity . . . → Read More: Move to Prevent and Control High Blood Pressure: Mission Possible; Easy Ways to Lower Your Risk Through Physical Activity by the National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Explains how high blood pressure can be prevented— and lowered—by following the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) eating plan, . . . → Read More: In Brief: Your Guide to Lowering Your Blood Pressure with DASH: the DASH Eating Plan National High Blood Pressure Education Program, National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Statistics show that African Americans are more likely to develop high blood pressure than any other . . . → Read More: Prevent and Control High Blood Pressure: Mission Possible; What Every African American Should Know brochure in both Spanish and English by the National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Explains the potential consequences of high blood pressure and what you can do to . . . → Read More: ¡Póngase en acción— prevenga la alta presión! (Take Steps— Prevent High Blood Pressure!) National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute, NIH. High blood pressure usually presents no symptoms, other than, rarely, head aches. >>View Info Website of the National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health. Explains how high blood pressure is tested and diagnosed, and how you can test your blood pressure on your own. >>View Info Mayoclinic.com. >>View Info MayoClinic.com. >>View Info Lab Tests Online. Information on the lab test frequently ordered to determine potential underlying causes of hypertension. >>View Info American Thoracic Society Patient Information Series. Pamphlet explaining this method of taking repeat blood pressure readings more accurately than a blood pressure cuff and also taking repeat blood tests. Used in hospitals. >>View Info by Familydoctor.org. How to monitor blood pressure at home, and why it is important to do so. >>View Info from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. >> View Info Website of the National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health. Provides medical information on the nature, causes and effects of high blood pressure, as well as its incidence, who is at risk, signs and symptoms, diagnosis . . . → Read More: High Blood Pressure: What is it? MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health. Good overview and links to information about high blood pressure, its nature, causes, effects, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. >>View Info Aging in The Know, by American Geriatric Society’s Foundation for Health in Aging. Explains that over half of people over age 65 have high blood pressure (also called hypertension). High blood pressure can increase risks of heart attack and . . . → Read More: High Blood Pressure U.S. Food & Drug Administration, Office of Women’s Health. >>View Info National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health. Basic information on high blood pressure, the risks of which increase with aging, how to measure it and steps to prevent and control it. >>View Info Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Website of the CDC containing medical information on high blood pressure and blood pressure generally, as well as facts and statistics, . . . → Read More: High Blood Pressure Home Page Interactive Tool by Harvard Consumer Health Content. Helps you test and expand your basic knowledge of high blood pressure. >>View Info a multimedia tutorial on hypertension (high blood pressure) by MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health. >>View Info a Tutorial by the National Institutes of Health about high blood pressure in seniors. Includes discussions of medical aspects, warning signs and risk factors, prevention and diagnosis, treatment and research, frequently asked questions, and links to further resources. >>View . . . → Read More: Senior Health: High Blood Pressure National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. 11 page booklet with basic advice for caregivers of cancer patients. Focuses on cancer generally, as opposed to skin cancer, but contains valuable self-care tips . . . → Read More: Support for Cancer Caregivers: Caring for the Caregiver AOL Health. Guide for caregivers of skin cancer patients, on treatments, diagnosis and prevention, with links to more tools and resources. >>View Info National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Links to multiple resources useful to caregivers for cancer patients, including sources of general support information, support organizations, information on finances and insurance, hospice care, . . . → Read More: Support and Resources American Cancer Society. A guide for the caregiver of a cancer patient regarding how to recognize and prevent skin (pressure) sores, which are a common problem for elderly who are bedridden, for example, after surgery Read more…. American Cancer Society. A guide for the caregiver of a cancer patient regarding what to look for in skin color changes, what they can mean, and what the patient and the caregiver can do. >>View Info Cleveland Clinic. List of organizations that provide information and resources on skin diseases and skin cancer, provided as part of Cleveland Clinic’s overall discussion of skin cancer. >>View Info MayoClinic.com. Useful information for the caregiver on actinic keratosis (rough scaly patches on the skin, also called solar keratosis), which are caused by exposure to the sun, take years to develop, and usually first appear in older adults. These . . . → Read More: Actinic keratosis National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health. Provides information about skin cancers, and lists and describes the treatment options for basal cell carcinoma and for squamous cell carcinoma, the nonmelanoma skin cancers, including: Mohs micrographic surgery. Simple excision. Electrodesiccation . . . → Read More: Skin Cancer Treatment National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health. Detailed explanation of melanoma, its stages and treatment options, including: · The four standard types of treatment used: Surgery Chemotherapy Radiation therapy Biologic therapy · New types of treatment being tested in . . . → Read More: Melanoma Treatment SkinCancerNet, website of the American Academy of Dermatology. Explains the different treatment options for basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. >>view Info SkinCancerNet, website of the American Academy of Dermatology. Discusses in detail the different treatment options for melanoma, depending on its stage, including surgery, lymph node dissection, mohs micrographic surgery, chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, and radiation. >>View info DermNet NZ, a website of the New Zealand Dermatological Society. Provides good information on cryotherapy, a preferred treatment for small and superficial nonmalignant moles or for basal cell or squamous cell carcinomas (sometimes called Bowen’s Disease). Cryotherapy refers to . . . → Read More: Cryotherapy National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health. Factsheet explaining the technique of cryosurgery, involving the freezing and killing of abnormal cells by the application or liquid nitrogen or argon gas. Cryosurgery involves more extensive and deeper penetration and freezing . . . → Read More: Cryosurgery in Cancer Treatment: Questions and Answers The Skin Cancer Foundation. Basic description of this preferred treatment of most basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas. “Mohs micrographic surgery has the highest cure rate for basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas and is the treatment of choice . . . → Read More: Mohs Micrographic Surgery by Maureen Mooney, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Dermatology, Cascade Eye and Skin Centers, eMedicine from WebbMD, February 21, 2007. More detailed medical paper describing and explaining the surgical techniques involved in this preferred surgical treatment for basal cell . . . → Read More: Mohs Micrographic Surgery Dermatology Online Journal 12 (3): 10, Abstract of study by the Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospital, Bangor, LL57 2PW, UK. “Skin cancer is a major problem in the elderly. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), the second most . . . → Read More: Treatment of invasive squamous cell carcinoma with 5-percent imiquimod cream SkinCancerNet, website of the American Academy of Dermatology. “ Chemotherapy is the use of cancer-fighting medications to stop the growth of malignant cells. It works by either killing the cells or preventing them from dividing. When treating skin cancer, . . . → Read More: Chemotherapy: What Every Patient Should Know National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health. Factsheet on radiation therapy, which uses ionizing radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. About half of cancer patients are treated with some form of radiation therapy, either alone or combined . . . → Read More: Radiation Therapy for Cancer: Questions and Answers National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health. Factsheet on biological therapies, which use the body’s immune system to fight cancer or to lessen the side effects that may be caused by some cancer treatments >> View Info National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health. Factsheet on laser light, which is a light of such high intensity and narrow beam that it can be used to do precise surgery to remove cancer or precancerous growths or to . . . → Read More: Lasers in Cancer Treatment: Questions and Answers National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health. Factsheet on photodynamic therapy, which combines a drug (called a photosensitizer or photosensitizing agent) with a specific type of light to kill cancer cells. >> View Info American Cancer Society. While skin cancer is the most prevalent form of cancer, with over 1,000,000 diagnosed cases in the U.S. each year, the good news is that it usually can be prevented by avoiding exposure to bad ultraviolet . . . → Read More: Skin Cancer Prevention and Early Detection The American Academy of Dermatology explains some common myths and facts about sun exposure, sunscreen and vitamin D. The article includes information about sunscreens and debunks the myth that all sunscreens are equal, and other myths about sunscreens. Excessive exposure . . . → Read More: Facts About Sunscreens from the American Academy of Dermatology Cleveland Clinic. Describes Anthelios, a new and better sunscreen approved by the FDA, which for the first time protects against not only the UVA sun rays, but also the deeper penetrating UVB untraviolet sun rays. Explains the quantities that . . . → Read More: Prevention – A Better Cancer-Fighting Sunscreen Quick Guide to Healthy Living, HealthFinder.gov, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Overview of the basics, the benefits, and action steps to protect your skin from the sun, which is the best way to prevent skin cancer. >>View . . . → Read More: Protect Your Skin from the Sun American Cancer Society. How to protect yourself and your loved ones from risks of skin cancer by limiting ultraviolet light exposure, both from the sun and from other sources, such as tanning beds and sun lamps. Also mentions that . . . → Read More: Can Melanoma be prevented? SkinCancerNet, website of the American Academy of Dermatology. Describes the risk factors that pre-dispose one to melanoma, including primarily exposure to ultraviolet light from the sun or tanning beds, genetic factors (if a direct relative has had melanoma, or . . . → Read More: Who is Most at Risk for Melanoma? SkinCancerNet, website of the American Academy of Dermatology. Describes and explains, with pictures, how to recognize the type of atypical (or asymmetrical) moles that may indicate the presence of a skin cancer. Any atypical moles should be examined by . . . → Read More: Atypical Moles: How to Recognize American Academy of Dermatology. Skin cancer self-examination chart, showing the “ABCD’s of Melanoma.” Self examination and early detection and treatment is key to prevention of the spread of skin cancer. >>View Info Pamphlet by the American Cancer Society.In order to help reduce risks of cancer, recommends (1) maintain a healthy weight throughout life, (2) exercise and adopt a physically active lifestyle, (3) eat a healthy diet, rich in plant sources, and . . . → Read More: Choices for Good Health; Guidelines for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, National Institutes of Health. Statistics about skin cancer, and programs for prevention. >> View Info Cleveland Clinic. Describes and pictures the three major types of skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma, and explains the signs and symptoms of each, how each is diagnosed, and when you should be examined by . . . → Read More: Treatment – Skin Cancer: Basal Cell, Squamous Cell, Malignant Melanoma SkinCancerNet, website of the American Academy of Dermatology. Explains what is involved in diagnosing skin cancer. “The only way to confirm or exclude the presence of skin cancer is with a biopsy. A biopsy is a diagnostic procedure that . . . → Read More: Biopsy: What to Expect American Cancer Society. Describes the signs and symptoms and different types of biopsies used to diagnose squamous cell and basal cell carcinoma. >>View Info American Cancer Society. Describes the The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) TNM System of staging cancers. Staging is the process of finding out and classifying how far a cancer has spread. This is part of the diagnosis, although . . . → Read More: How Is Squamous and Basal Cell Skin Cancer Staged? SkinCancerNet, website of the American Academy of Dermatology. Explains how to perform a skin self-examination for skin cancer, and also generally what is involved in an examination by a dermatologist. >>View Info American Cancer Society. Describes the procedures used to diagnose melanoma, including the physical exam with medical history, the different types of biopsies used to diagnose melanoma, and imaging tests used to determine how far the cancer may have spread. . . . → Read More: How Is Melanoma Diagnosed? SkinCancerNet, website of the American Academy of Dermatology. When skin cancer is diagnosed, the first thing the dermatologist must find out is how far it has spread. This is staging. This website page explains the process for staging. With . . . → Read More: Staging: The First Step in Treating Skin Cancer National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. 25 page booklet with comprehensive information on common moles and dysplastic nevi (atypical moles). Shows what moles look like and how they may be related . . . → Read More: What you Need to Know About Moles and Moles and Dysplastic Nevi Medical Encyclopedia by MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, U.S. National Institutes of Health. Start here for an introduction to skin cancer, the most common form of cancer in the U.S., and most prevalent after the age of 40 or . . . → Read More: Skin Cancer National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. 46 page booklet with comprehensive information on basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. Includes discussion of the medical causes and characteristics of these skin . . . → Read More: What You Need to Know About Skin Cancer |
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