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You can dramatically reduce your risk of early death by making a few simple lifestyle changes.

Tay-Sachs disease is a serious genetic disorder common in Ashkenazi Jews and French-Canadians.

Leukodystrophy refers to a group of inherited disorders that affect the white matter of the brain, which causes loss of normal brain functions.

There are a number of significant health and medical issues that are more common in people with Down syndrome.

Pulmonary hypertension is high blood pressure on the lungs.

A child with spinal muscular atrophy type 1 rarely lives beyond three years of age.

Careful prescribing of antibiotics will minimise the emergence of antimicrobial resistant strains of bacteria.

Animal products and processed foods like fried fast food are generally high in saturated fats.

Motor neurone disease (MND) is also called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Lou Gehrig's disease. MND is a rapidly progressing, neurological disease. Motor neurones are nerve cells that control the voluntary muscles of the trunk and limbs, and affect speech, swallowing and breathing. Damage to these nerves causes muscle weakness and wasting. People with MND become increasingly disabled, and may lose speech, have difficulty swallowing and eventually die from respiratory (breathing) failure.

Common physical disabilities and the issues relating to having a disability – find information on diagnosis, treatment and disability services.