ContributorNetwork - A study published by the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine reverses some earlier thinking that breastfeeding by mothers with asthma might increase the child's risk for the disease. The study found breastfeeding strengthens children's lungs, even if the mother has asthma. Here are details about breastfeeding and lung health in children.

HealthDay - SUNDAY, Feb. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Although there is a stigma associated with having head lice, infestations with these small insects are common and nothing to be ashamed of, according to Dr. Hannah Chow-Johnson, a pediatrician at Loyola University Health System.

Sioux Falls is a booming business and medical center in southeastern South Dakota. Its metro area grew by 22 percent to 228,261 in the last decade.

BROOKINGS — The Seventh Annual Dairy Conference will Focus on Global Dairy Issues under the theme, “Now and in the Future.” The I-29 Dairy Conference will be held Feb. 8-9 at the Ramkota Inn in Sioux Falls.

HealthDay - SATURDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Winter weather can be challenging for some seniors, especially those with mobility or other health issues.

At the Empire Mall, Saturday, the 'Go Red For Women's Sioux Falls Go Red CONNECT Event.

AP - A southeastern Indiana woman has been charged after prosecutors say she left her morbidly obese sister alive and decomposing in a chair for three weeks.

AP - When Dorothy Twinney first saw a Race for the Cure walk for breast cancer — "a sea of pink" traveling through her hometown of Plymouth, Mich. — she was so moved she sat in her car and wept.