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Symptom Checker. Top 100 Health Sites You Can Trust. Updated September 2013 The purpose of the CAPHIS Top 100 List is to provide CAPHIS members and other librarians with a resource to use in their daily practice and teaching. Secondly, it is our contribution to the Medical Library Association so that the headquarters staff can refer individuals to a list of quality health web sites. Our goal is to have a limited number of resources that meet the quality criteria for currency, credibility, content, audience, etc., as described on our website. These lists of resources expand upon the MLA Top Ten List. pdf of complete Top 100 List No direct recommendation or sponsorship by CAPHIS or MLA of these listed web resources is implied.

The resources referenced here are intended to provide general information for you. The Medical Library Association and CAPHIS endorse the Criteria for Assessing the Quality of Health Information on the Internet of the Health Summit Working Group. Top 100 Health sites for Seniors. With new advances in health care, people are living longer and healthier lives than ever before. You can help your body and mind stay fit well into your golden years by using the Internet to read up on the latest in health care, nutrition, and fitness. Here are a few sites we’ve put together to help you find what you need to stay happy and healthy at any age. General These sites cover a wide range of issues related to senior health. NIH Senior Health: The National Institutes of Health provide seniors with a range of information on topics like bone health, nutrition, exercise and more on this site.

Best of all, you can adjust text size or have it read out loud to you. Organizations and Government Resources Make use of the resources and information provided by these senior-oriented organizations and programs. Fitness Make sure you’re keeping your body fit and happy by checking out these resources. Nutrition These sites can provide you with some guidance for eating well no matter how old you are. Herbs and Supplements. Disease Search. Drug & Medical Search. WATCH Videos. Biography: What Doctors Don't Tell You. NetWellness Homepage. Healthy Sleep. Alltop - Top Pain News. Welcome To Orthomolecular.org. Life Extension Interview with Dr. Bruce Ames. Dr. Bruce Ames is devoted to uncovering strategies to reverse the aging process, primarily by identifying the underlying mechanisms of degenerative disease.

Best known for his groundbreaking research on the mitochondria, Dr. Ames’s lab was the first to document the synergy of lipoic acid and acetyl-L-carnitine for optimizing mitochondrial function. Following this work, Dr. Ames recently developed the Triage Theory of Aging. His hypothesis centers on the potentially long-term damage of moderate micronutrient deficiencies, including DNA damage leading to cancer. The scope of his research also includes investigations into the mutagenic causes of cancer. Dr. Life Extension: One of your best known accomplishments is research into the field of mitochondrial health. Bruce Ames: Initially, I was curious about cancer prevention and how mutagens damage the human genome. Normally, to research such a topic you use mice.

Bruce Ames: The work on that concept was done by Tomas Prolla in Wisconsin. Vitamin D Council > Information on Vitamin D, Vitamin D Deficiency and Vitamin D Toxicity. Your plan to stay young. National Institute on Aging. International Council on Active Aging. Sage Crossroads-Aging Research. Home | The Buck Institute for Research on Aging. Methuselah Foundation - Welcome to Methuselah Foundation. Independent news on natural health, nutrition and more. Oasis Health & Wellness Blog. Ouroboros.

Gerontology Research Group Index Page, as of [1997 - 2007] Healthy Living Tips, Fitness, Recipes, Diet, Beauty.