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MENLO PARK, Calif., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- New Year's resolutions for U.S. adults include promises to eat better, exercise more or spending time with family, but managers wish to learn a new skill.

WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Many U.S. adults make New Year's resolutions to shed pounds, but one group dedicated to better health advises dieters to eat more.

NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Each year 35 million American are affected by chronic sinusitis, making it one of the most diagnosed diseases in the United States.

LANSING, Mich., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- For recovering alcoholics, New Year's Eve can be the hardest day of the year, says the Michigan Association of Substance Abuse Coordinating Agencies.

NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Zero-percent balance-transfer offers for credit cards may be on the wane, but U.S. credit card companies are offering cash-back reward cards.

NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- People who snore have less active sex lives than those who don't, to a U.S. survey of adults found.

NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Despite the end-of-the-year drop in the U.S. stock market, investors have a generally positive outlook for 2006, a survey finds.

NORFOLK, Va., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Falls on icy surfaces are a major cause of ankle sprains and fractures, and it's critical to seek prompt treatment to prevent damage, say U.S. experts.

NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The Columbia Law Library Music Plagiarism Project in New York City has a Web site that features audio samples of disputed songs.

NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- U.S. consumers who feel their consumer complaints are falling on deaf ears can complain via a blog with the slogan: "Shoppers bite back."

LEXINGTON, Mass., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A Lexington, Mass., drug company is conducting a clinical trial of a drug that may help those who stutter.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- As "The Year of the Healthy Child" draws to a close, the U.S. surgeon general gave some final advice to parents on keeping teens healthy.

LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- More British parents are moving in with their children because of poor pensions and to help provide child care, a survey found.

ALBANY, N.Y., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The state of New York's minimum wage is set to go up to $6.75 an hour, from $6.25 an hour, in the new year.

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