Learn about senior health
As we age, we have special health concerns. They can range from memory loss and broken hips to exercising safely. Our topics can help you learn how to lower the risk of falling in your home or how to choose a nursing home. You can learn about the physical changes caused by aging. There is plenty of information to help you stay healthy as you get older.
Get help making decisions or find how-to tips in topics such as:
- Healthy Aging.
- Hearing Loss.
- Osteoarthritis.
- Sexuality and Physical Changes With Aging.
Fitness: Walking for wellness. - Osteoporosis: Taking calcium.
Should I take medications to treat Alzheimer's disease?
More Information
Health Topics
- Abdominal Pain, Age 12 and Older
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
- Care at the End of Life
- Chronic Pain
- Cognitive-behavioral therapy for pain management
- Constipation, Age 12 and Older
- COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
- Coughs, Age 12 and Older
- Dementia
- Diaper Rash
- Diarrhea, Age 12 and Older
- Domestic Violence
- Drooping Eyelids
- Dupuytren's Disease
- Ear Problems and Injuries, Age 12 and Older
- Early Disease Detection
- Elder Abuse
- Family Life Cycle
- Fever, Age 4 and Older
- Fitness
- Head Injury, Age 4 and Older
- Healthy Aging
- Hearing Loss
- Hip Fracture
- Hip Injuries, Age 12 and Older
- Hip Problems, Age 12 and Older
- Immunizations
- Interactive Tool: Which Health Screenings Do You Need?
- Laser photocoagulation for age-related macular degeneration
- Menopause and Perimenopause
- Nausea and Vomiting, Age 4 and Older
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse
- Photodynamic therapy for age-related macular degeneration
- Presbyopia
- Rash, Age 12 and Older
- Respiratory Problems, Age 12 and Older
- Sexuality and Physical Changes With Aging
- Sleep Problems, Age 12 and Older
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Urinary Incontinence in Men
- Urinary Incontinence in Women
- Urinary Problems and Injuries, Age 12 and Older
- Urinary Tract Infections in Teens and Adults
- Vaccine Information Statements
Medications
- Anticonvulsants for chronic pain
- Bisphosphonates for osteoporosis
- Calcitonin for osteoporosis
- Cephalosporins for urinary tract infections (UTIs)
- Cholinesterase inhibitors for Alzheimer's disease
- Estrogen for osteoporosis
- Fluoroquinolones for urinary tract infections (UTIs)
- Hormone replacement therapy for osteoporosis
- Memantine for Alzheimer's disease
- Nitrofurantoin for urinary tract infections (UTIs)
- Opioid analgesics for chronic pain
- Parathyroid hormone for osteoporosis
- Penicillins for urinary tract infections (UTIs)
- Phenazopyridine for urinary symptoms
- Raloxifene
- Sulfonamide and trimethoprim for urinary tract infections (UTIs)
- Testosterone for osteoporosis
- Tetracycline for urinary tract infections (UTIs)
- Tricyclic antidepressants for chronic pain
- Trimethoprim for urinary tract infections (UTIs)
Credits
| Author | Bets Davis, MFA |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman, MATC |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine |
| Last Updated | May 22, 2008 |
| Author: | Bets Davis, MFA | Last Updated: May 22, 2008 |
| Medical Review: | Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine | |
 | ||
Seton is proud to have four hospitals – the only hospitals in Central Texas - that have earned the