Three million Americans have hepatitis C, a viral infection of the liver that can cause long-term illness. The medication used to treat it must be taken for a long time and often doesn’t cure the condition. But a new treatment improves the effectiveness of this drug and reduces the amount of time patients have to take it.
Omega-3 fatty acids have anti-inflammatory activity. They may be found in walnuts as well as in marine animals. Is one source better than the other, or do they have different effects?
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Guests:
John McHutchison, MD, is Associate Director of the Duke Clinical Research Institute of Duke University Medical Center and director of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research there. The photo is of Dr. McHutchison.
Joan Sabaté, MD, DrPH, is Chair of the Department of Nutrition in the School of Public Health at Loma Linda University. His article was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, May 2009.
