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| Research Network on Successful Midlife Development | ||
| Home of the MIDUS study described in your textbook. ( http://midmac.med.harvard.edu/ ) | ||
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| National Eye Institute | ||
| Everything you wanted to know about vision and eye health. ( http://www.nei.nih.gov/ ) | ||
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| Better Hearing Institute | ||
| Learn more about what you can do now to prevent hearing loss later. ( http://www.betterhearing.org/ ) | ||
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| North American Menopause Society | ||
| Learn more about women's health during menopause. ( http://www.menopause.org/ ) | ||
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| Menopause Online | ||
| This site takes a naturopathic approach to menopause. Find out what that entails and how it is different from a traditional medical approach. ( http://www.menopause-online.com/ ) | ||
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| Men at Midlife | ||
| A site all about the changes men face in middle age. ( http://www.midlife-men.com/ ) | ||
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| Sex Problems | ||
| Get more information about sexual dysfunctions from the Sexual Health Information Center. ( http://www.sexhealth.org/problems/index.shtml ) | ||
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| Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure | ||
| Learn a lot about blood pressure and keeping it low, from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute ( http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/ ) | ||
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| Medline Plus | ||
| The Health Topics area of Medline sends you to pages of links about men's health, women's health, and the health of various ethnic and age groups in America. ( http://www.medlineplus.gov/ ) | ||
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| National Women's Health Information Center | ||
| The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has a vast collection of resources on all kinds of women's health topics, including those mentioned in this chapter of your book. ( http://www.4woman.gov/ ) | ||
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| American Institute of Stress | ||
| Explore the resources of this organization, dedicated to advancing our understanding of the role of stress in health and illness. ( http://www.stress.org/ ) | ||
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| Interactive Stress Quiz | ||
| Calculate your own life change units. ( http://stress-management.net/stress-test.htm ) | ||
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| Seattle Longitudinal Study | ||
| The web site of K. Warner Schaie's ongoing study, as described in your textbook. ( http://geron.psu.edu/sls/ ) | ||
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| Elkhonon Goldberg | ||
| Learn about Dr. Goldberg's research on adult cognition, and link to more information about his book, The Wisdom Paradox, which explains the unexpected benefits of adult cognition. ( http://www.elkhonongoldberg.com ) | ||
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| Innovative Leader | ||
| Browse through the articles to find several on the practical applications of creativity, innovation, intuition, problem solving, and other aspects of adult cognition. For example, article 191, by Milton A. Glaser, spotlights the importance of intuition (discussed in your textbook) to corporate research and development. ( http://www.winstonbrill.com/ ) | ||
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| Late Starters | ||
| It's never too late! This site profiles a number of individuals whose careers or achievements began in midlife or later. ( http://www.wilsonsalmanac.com/latestart.html ) | ||
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| American Creativity Association | ||
| Try some of the creativity tools or see what else this organization offers in its quest to promote a creative society. ( http://www.amcreativityassoc.org/ ) | ||
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| Creative Education Foundation | ||
| Explore the resources of this organization that researchers and promotes creativity. ( http://creativeeducationfoundation.org/index.shtml ) | ||
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| The Retire Early Home Page | ||
| Lots of information on calculating retirement costs and other issues of retirement. ( http://www.retireearlyhomepage.com/ ) | ||
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| Creating Livable Alternatives to Wage Slavery | ||
| The web site that asks, "Why work?" ( http://whywork.org/ ) | ||
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| Council for Adult and Experiential Learning | ||
| Learn more about this organization dedicated to providing learning opportunities for adults. ( http://www.cael.org/ ) | ||
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