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More men 'have oral cancer virus'

Oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is more common among men than women, leading to an increased risk for men of head and neck cancers, a US study suggests.

The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) study assessed around 5,500 people aged 14 to 69.

Around 10% of men had oral HPV, compared with 3.6% of women.

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Cost of raising a child soars by 55% in nine years

Children are priceless to parents but the cost of raising them has rocketed by 55% in the last nine years, a report reveals today. From the minute they are born to the time they leave home, mums and dads will have shelled out up to £218,000 to feed, clothe and educate them compared with £140,398 in 2003.

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700,000 middle class families to be stripped of child benefit.

Nearly 700,000 middle class families are to be stripped of child benefit in just over a year’s time, according to new estimates.

The figures are thought to be the first forecasts on the extent of the Government’s decision to cut child benefit for well-off families.

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