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Douglas County confirms positive case of tuberculosis disease at local YMCA

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Douglas County confirms positive case of tuberculosis disease at local YMCA

The Douglas County Health Department has confirmed an active case of tuberculosis disease at a local YMCA.The health department is looking into over 500 possible exposures that may have happened at the Westview YMCA’s drop-in daycare, located near 156th Street and Summit Plaza.The possible exposures would have happened between late spring and late October, and … Read more

Urban living linked to increased risk of respiratory infections in young children

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Urban living linked to increased risk of respiratory infections in young children

Young children growing up in towns and cities suffer from more respiratory infections than those who grow up in the countryside, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Milan, Italy. A second study, presented at the Congress and published in Pediatric Pulmonology today (Monday), shows that factors such as attending … Read more