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Added anti-viral boosts response, shortens hepatitis C treatment duration

hepatitisLondon, April 30 : A new study, conducted by researchers at the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI), has found that adding the anti-viral drug telaprevir to a standard treatment for hepatitis C can shorten the duration of therapy and increase the number of patients who can be cured of their disease.

Tata owned Jaguar rescue bid in doubt due to warring Brit departments

JaguarLondon, Apr 30 : The wrangling between the Treasury Department and the Lord Mandelson-led Business Department might delay an 800 million pound emergency package for the Tata owned Jaguar Land Rover.

Jaguar Land Rover executives fear that even if they can agree terms with the Treasury for the refinancing it may be months before they receive the cash. Such a delay could force the carmaker to cut jobs in its 15,000-strong workforce to stay afloat.

Officials from the Business Department (BERR) met executives representing Jaguar Land Rover this week to discuss the package, The Guardian reported.

Beyonce sent body double to tour Vienna museum: Reports

Beyonce Knowles takes her ‘I Am’ tour to AustraliaLondon, Apr 30 : R&B singer Beyonce has infuriated a famous museum in Vienna after she sent in a look-a-like of hers for a special personal tour of the museum, while she was busy shopping, according to newspaper reports.

As per tabloid dailies Oesterreich and Heute, Beyonce, who was in Vienna to perform at a concert on April 29, was due to visit the Albertina, one of the Austrian capital''s most famous museums.

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Cowell says Boyle can be on US show only if she wins Britain’s Got Talent

Cowell tells Boyle ‘get yourself together’ after makeoverLondon, Apr 30 : Music mogul Simon Cowell has revealed that singing sensation Susan Boyle would get a spot on America’s Got Talent provided she wins at the Britain’s Got Talent show.

Cowell, 49, also said that the spot is guaranteed to anyone who wins ITV1’s hit talent show.

“I would say to anybody who won the British show that we guarantee them a spot on the American show. I think that’s a great incentive. So if it is Susan, yes,” the Sun quoted him as saying.

Prince reveals his childhood epilepsy ordeal

School bullies sparked music interest in me, says PrinceLondon, Apr 30 : American musician Prince Rogers Nelson has in an exclusive interview revealed the ordeal he went through while suffering from epilepsy.

Prince, 50, revealed to US talk show host Tavis Smiley that when he was “born epileptic” his parents had to struggle to cope with his fits.

“My mother and father didn''t know what to do or how to handle it but they did the best they could with what little they had,” the BBC quoted him as saying.

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