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Brain Health

Challenge and enjoy yourself with five new brain games and find brain-boosting tips in our Brain Health area.

Heart Health

Our Heart Health area is brimming with tips on keeping your heart in top shape.

Symptom Checker

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Look up what's ailing you and learn about potential causes.

Tools and Resources

Medicare Interactive Tool

This tool will guide you through the Medicare process.

Look Up a Doctor or Hospital

Find top-rated health providers with our doctor/hospital search tool.

New Health Encyclopedia

Learn about conditions, symptoms, procedures, and more.

Healthy Volunteering Guide

Help others' health by tracking meds, coordinating walking programs, and more.

Benefits QuickLINK

Find out which public or private benefits are available for older adults and families with children.

BMI Calculator

Think you're overweight? Find out by using this body mass index (BMI) calculator.

Activity Calculator

See how many calories you burn going through your daily routine.

AARP Programs

Divided We Fail

The Divided We Fail effort advances the idea that partisan gridlock should not stand in the way of affordable health care and long-term financial security for all Americans.

Step Up to Better Health

A step-counting program designed to increase your physical activity.

Get Fit on Route 66

An activity adventure tracing the route of the famous highway.

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Stay in Shape This Fall

By Martina Navratilova

Don't let the colder temperatures slow you down. Here's how to keep moving.

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Should You Purify Your Water?

By Andrew Weil, M.D.

'Dr. Debunker' explains when you should, and four ways you can do it.

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Save Your Back

By Gabi Redford

Try these 5 exercises to ease your back pain.

Medical Disclaimer

All visitors to AARP.org should seek expert medical care and consult their own physicians for any specific health issues. Read this disclaimer in its entirety.

Brain expert Dr. Shlomo Breznitz shares how to maintain mental acuity and focus, no matter what the circumstances.

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Meds Not Working? It Could Be Your Fruit Juice

By Katharine Greider

Grapefruit isn't the only fruit juice that could mess up your meds. Two other top juices also pose problems, research indicates. 
 

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Are You At Risk for Alzheimer's?

From Prime Time Radio

Know the signs, get screened early, and use treatments that slow its progress, says brain health expert Dr. Murali Doraiswamy in this radio piece.

From the Online Community

Group: Staying Fit after 50

Group: Staying Fit After 50
The goal is getting fit and staying focused.
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Journal: Pearlie D

Journal: Doctors Just Don't Get It
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asks why there's no chronic-pain relief.
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Great Sex Well After 50

By Dr. Laura Berman

Dr. Laura Berman, a renowned sex therapist, answers 10 questions about the joys and challenges of later-life intimacy.

50 Ways to Work Your Noggin

By Heather Boerner

Want to keep your brain in top shape? You can help keep it limber through what you do every day. Try these 50 brain pleasers.

When Should I Sign Up for Medicare?

By Patricia Barry

Ms. Medicare explains the pluses and minuses of waiting until after age 65.

Coupons for Prescription Drugs

By Barbara Basler

You may be able to save money on your prescription medications by using coupons offered by two Web sites.

How to Quiet a Snorer

By Amanda Spake

Is a snoring bed-mate keeping you up at night? Share these seven remedies with your partner, so you both can get back to sleep.

A Cow Teaches a Lesson About Weight Loss

From Prime Time Focus

Author Melanie True Hills explains how a cow on her Texas farm enlightened her on the motivation it takes to shed pounds (85 of them for Hills).

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AARP Health Benefits

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Affordable Healthcare? Consider it Done

Insurance & Plans: From Supplemental to Medicare, find the right health insurance plan for you.

Discounts & Savings: Pharmacy, Vision & and even Fitness discounts provide everyday savings for you.

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