Lifestyle
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Ask the doctors: Strong bones aren’t built by calcium aloneNov 28, 2025 8:04 am - Calcium does not act alone in bone remodeling during perimenopause. It is tied to vitamin D, zinc, magnesium, phosphate and vitamin K — more specifically, vitamin K2.
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Patient advocate: New website is a medical library at your fingertipsNov 28, 2025 8:02 am - There’s a lot of medical misinformation out there, much of it promulgated by nonmedical individuals based on nothing more than assumptions and unwarranted conclusions. But what if you could find published, peer-reviewed answers to your medical questions, written in everyday language? Good news. You can!
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Home & garden calendar, Nov. 30-Dec. 6Nov 28, 2025 3:00 am - Upcoming events including plant sales, garden club meetings, classes, workshops and shows.
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Trump administration says lower prices for 15 Medicare drugs will save taxpayers billions
Nov 26, 2025 8:10 pm - Pharmaceutical companies have agreed to slash the Medicare prices for 15 prescription drugs after months of negotiations, reductions that are expected to produce billions in savings for taxpayers and older adults, the Trump administration said.
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‘Food, football and family:’ Travelers surge into O’Hare for expected busiest Thanksgiving everNov 26, 2025 4:34 pm - Delays and some cancellations crop up Wednesday as the Thanksgiving travel weekend kicked into high gear at O’Hare and Midway international airports.
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What's open on Thanksgiving? Not much, as many stores rest — or prepare — ahead of Black Friday
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Someone To Be Thankful For: All-star volunteer is not your typical cat ladyNov 26, 2025 12:43 pm - Caring for cats is like therapy for Elmhurst resident Agnieszka “Aga” Bazan-Guzman, whose volunteerism provides vital assistance to DuPage County Animal Services in Wheaton.
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Demolition work begins for Mount Prospect’s Lions Park makeoverNov 26, 2025 11:52 am - The Mount Prospect Park District began demolition this week at Lions Memorial Park on its way to replacing Lions Recreation Center and Big Surf Pool.
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What happens if a board does not adopt a budget?Nov 25, 2025 4:37 pm - What happens if a board does not adopt an annual budget?
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The season for giving and receiving plants as gifts is hereNov 25, 2025 4:05 pm - Chicago Botanic Garden’s Tim Johnson offers tips on choosing, transporting and caring for plants that will be holiday gifts.