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Pumpkin spice truffles celebrate the season in a better-for-you way

By Ellie Krieger
Nov 07, 2025 8:50 am - These chocolate-pecan-coated truffles have a soft, pumpkin filling seasoned with cinnamon, ginger and cloves. They’re an easy-to-make, memorable, autumnal treat made from pantry staples.
How to bake with nut flours for gluten-free treats

By Leah Koenig
Nov 07, 2025 8:50 am - Almond flour is only one small star in the nut flour universe. Lesser-known flours made from finely ground walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts, pistachios and chestnuts, among others, are nutrient-dense and full of flavor, and they add personality to whatever you are baking or cooking.
How to talk to a wine merchant

By Mary Ross
Nov 07, 2025 8:44 am - Shopping for wine, either for a gift or for yourself, can be intimidating. But don’t be afraid to ask a wine merchant for help. Just remember the journalist’s 5 W’s (and an H): Who, what, where, when, why and how.
How the psychiatrist who discovered SAD deals with seasonal depression

By Richard Sima
Nov 07, 2025 8:23 am - For millions of people, the shorter, darker days leading into winter also portend a darkening of their mood. Many have seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a type of depression marked by lower moods, lethargic energy, diminished pleasure and excessive sleepiness that affects an estimated 5% of Americans.
How to pick the right walking shoes

By Teddy Amenabar
Nov 07, 2025 8:12 am - You don’t need to buy state-of-the-art “super shoes” for your daily walk or run.
Children’s health: Do babies dream? Here’s what happens while infants sleep

By Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital
Nov 07, 2025 8:11 am - When a newborn twitches, smiles, or makes small movements in their sleep, parents often wonder if their baby is dreaming. The truth is, while experts don’t yet know exactly what goes on in a newborn’s mind, the sleep babies get is critical for their growing brains.
Ask the doctors: Blisters require gentle, patient care

By Drs. Eve Glazier and Elizabeth Ko
Nov 07, 2025 8:09 am - When caring for a blister, resist the urge to pop it. The fluid inside is a mix of plasma, serum, proteins, electrolytes and immune cells, and each has a specific role in the healing process.
Be aware of your A1C

By Teri (Dreher) Frykenberg
Nov 07, 2025 8:06 am - The people dancing and singing in pharmaceutical commercials brag that “Drug X lowered my A1C!” This seems to make them happy, so you may be wondering what A1C is and why it may be an important number for you to know — especially during November, which is National Diabetes Awareness Month.
Don’t veer for deer: Fall is peak time of year for collisions, says IDOT

Illinois Department of Transportation
Nov 06, 2025 9:47 pm - The Illinois Department of Transportation and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources are reminding drivers to be cautious of deer on the roads, especially during the peak mating season from October to December.
Dogs saved from ‘house of horrors’ seeking homes at Palatine adoption event

By Steve Zalusky
Nov 06, 2025 3:56 pm - More than a dozen dogs who were rescued from squalid conditions, from what their rescuers described as a “house of horrors” in the south suburbs, are looking for permanent homes.

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