Blood Pressure – NHLBI, NIH
Targets specific information on high blood pressure.

Depression – NIMH, NIH
Specific information from the NIMH, NIH about Depression.

High Blood Pressure- MedlinePlus
Specific information from the NLM’s Medline plus on high blood pressure. See full text summaries and interactive Tutorial

Hyperlipidemia in MedlinePlus
This link includes numerous references to MedlinePlus resources on related hyperlipidemia resources.

Information for Patients and the Public from NHLBI- NIH
These links provide direct information for patients and their families on blood, vascular and related health conditions.

Medical Encyclopedia in MedlinePlus on Hyperlipidemia
Definition and description of hyperlipidemia

MedlinePlus – Seniors Health Topics
This website contains authoritative health information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health, and other government, non-profit and health-related organizations. It includes Health topics searches, a full-text drug information database, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, directory information, current health news, Senior Health, and clinical trials.

Mental Health Conditions – National Institute of Mental Health- NIH
Home page includes links to numerous mental health conditions on right side.

National Cancer Institute
Information A to Z List of cancer topics.

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, (NHLBI) NIH
The NHLBI at NIH covers all the Heart Lung and Blood disease topics A to Z

Nutrition.gov- USDA
A service of the National Agricultural Library , US Dept. of Agriculture. Provides a search window to food and dietary information.

Health Topics at Association Web sites

American Heart Association

American Lung Association
Information source for lung and pulmonary related health topics-A to Z

Asthma- American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
The AAAI provides this free Patients and Consumers information tools and resources.

Food and Nutrition

High Blood Pressure- MedlinePlus
Specific information from the NLM’s Medline plus on high blood pressure. See full text summaries and interactive Tutorial

Hyperlipidemia – Cleveland Clinic
This site includes definitions and description for consumers on this health condition as adapted from the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine.

Hypertension – American Society of Hypertension
This site provides links to valuable hypertension practice guidelines and information resources.

Mental Health Conditions – National Institute of Mental Health- NIH
Home page includes links to numerous mental health conditions on right side.

Senior Health Organizations and Information Sources

AARP.org
Designed with older users in mind, this site uses information from Healthwise Inc., a non-profit organization aimed at consumer health advocacy.

AGS Foundation for Health in Aging
Information for the public and health care professionals on the health and care of older adults from the American Geriatrics Society. Resources include online guides for care giving at home and for pain management, Patient Education Forums on specific geriatric topics and answers to commonly asked questions. Provides access to the FHA Directory of Agencies and Organizations Addressing the Special Health Care Needs of Older Adults.

Alzheimer’s Association
The Alzheimer’s Association is the world leader in Alzheimer research and support. This site is useful to learn about aspects of Alzheimer’s disease.

American Geriatrics Society- Home Page
Information for health care professionals on geriatric health and professional development, including information about the Society, conference and other event notices, a list of funding opportunities for individuals involved in geriatric research, and practice guidelines. It includes the 2002 Edition of Geriatrics at Your Fingertips, a resource for evaluating and managing the diseases and disorders that most commonly affect older persons.

Huffington Center on Aging, Baylor College of Medicine The center responds to the Heath Care of Older People and is recognized as a world leader.

Bilingual Health Sites

CDC Center for Disease Control
Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos
Centro para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades

Healthfinder Рen espa̱ol

Institutos Nacionales de la Salud

MedlinePlus en español, National Library of Medicine
Spanish translation of all health topics and information in the English version of MedlinePlus

National Cancer Institute
Documentos sobre el cáncer: información en español

National Kidney Disease Education Program
Acerca de la Enfermedad de los Riñones

Spiral
This site supported by South Cove Community Health Center and Tufts University Health Science Library provides health brochures for patients. The site includes brochures in Chinese, Hmong, Khmer, Korean, Laotian, Thai, and Vietnamese.

Spiral – Patient Information in Asian Languages *
*Infomation by Topic- A to Z *

Spiral – Patient Information by Language*