Diabetes, obesity, mental illness rise
OBESITY, diabetes and mental illness are becoming the top health concerns for Victorian children, a Government report has found.
The state of Victoria's children report for 2008 said the number of type-1 diabetes diagnoses increased significantly, from about 19 children per 100,000 in 2000 to 25 per 100,000 in 2006, putting Victoria above the national average of 23. Click here for full article.