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Publications for Older Persons

FDA has a wide range of publications with important health information for older adults, ranging from nutrition and choosing medical treatments to arthritis and osteoporosis. These publications are available either online, as reprints, or both. To order single copies, call toll-free 1-888-INFO-FDA (1-888-463-6332). For 2 to 50 copies, write to FDA-Web at mail code HFI-40 or fax your order to 301-827-5308.

Arthritis

• Arthritis: Timely Treatments for an Ageless Disease
• Help Your Arthritis Treatment Work, Easy Reader Booklet
• Help Your Arthritis Treatment Work, Spanish Version

Cancer

• Colon Cancer
• Lung Cancer
• Ovarian Cancer
• Prostate Cancer

Food Safety

• Keep Your Food Safe, Easy Reader Booklet -- available by mail or CD-ROM.
• Keep Your Food Safe, Spanish Version
• The Unwelcome Dinner Guest

Medical Treatments

• Medicines and You: A Guide for Older Adults
• An FDA Guide to Choosing Medical Treatments
• Buying Medicine? Stop, Look and Look Again (produced by the Nonprescription Drug Manufacturers Association)
• Alzheimer's
• Beat the Winter Bugs: How to hold your own against colds and flu
• Every Breath You Take: Preventing and Treating Emphysema (Internet only)
• FDA's Tips for Taking Medicines
• Homeopathy: Real Medicine or Empty Promises
• Medicine and Older Adults
• Over-the-Counter Medicines: What's Right for You?
• Parkinson's Disease
• Safe Use of Physical Restraint Devices
• The Truth About Choosing Medical Treatments, Easy Reader Booklet
• The Truth About Choosing Medical Treatments, Spanish Version
• Use Medicine Safely, Easy Reader Booklet
• Use Medicines Safely, Spanish Version
• What to Do for Colds and Flu, Easy Reader Booklet

Nutrition

• A Pinch of Controversy Shakes Up Dietary Salt
• Bulking Up Fiber's Healthful Reputation
• Eating for a Healthy Heart, Easy Reader Booklet
• Eating for a Healthy Heart, Spanish Version
• Eating Well as We Age, Easy Reader Booklet
• Growing Older, Eating Better
• Health Claim for Foods That Could Lower Heart Disease Risk
• Keeping Cholesterol Under Control
• Lose Weight Safely, Easy Reader Booklet
• Taking the Fat Out of Food
• Using the New Food Label to Choose Healthier Foods
• Women and Nutrition

Osteoporosis

• Boning Up on Osteoporosis

Women's Health

• Taking Charge of Menopause
• Women and Nutrition

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