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- Life expectancy for Victorians
Reducing risk factors will improve the health of Victorians more than developing cures for diseases.
- Tay-Sachs disease
Tay-Sachs disease is a serious genetic disorder common in Ashkenazi Jews and French-Canadians.
- Reduce your risk of early death
You can dramatically reduce your risk of early death by making a few simple lifestyle changes.
- Obesity surgery
Obesity surgery is an effective, durable, evidence-based treatment for severe obesity and its associated health problems.
- Leukodystrophy
Leukodystrophy refers to a group of inherited disorders that affect the white matter of the brain, which causes loss of normal brain functions.
- Down syndrome and health
There are a number of significant health and medical issues that are more common in people with Down syndrome.
- Men's health
A lack of health awareness and an unwillingness to adopt a healthier lifestyle puts men at a health disadvantage.
- Pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension is high blood pressure on the lungs.
- Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)
A child with spinal muscular atrophy type 1 rarely lives beyond three years of age.
- Physical disabilities
Common physical disabilities and the issues relating to having a disability – find information on diagnosis, treatment and disability services.