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NEJM study points to new era in hepatitis C treatment

NEW YORK (June 4, 2009) -- For patients with the most common form of hepatitis C, the addition of a hepatitis C-specific protease inhibitor called telaprevir to the current standard therapy can significantly improve the chances of being cured, and it does it in half the time of standard therapy alone.

Now for something really important ... pork!

Treating pork and other livestock meat with plain old baking soda improves the taste, Wisconsin researchers have found. "For years consumers have noticed that pork quality is inconsistent. A major reason is that the meat from some pigs becomes pale, soft and watery after they are slaughtered, according to Robert Kauffman, an expert on pork quality and a UW-Madison emeritus professor." Vegetarians in the audience should move on now, as this clearly meat-friendly story may make you a little uncomfortable.



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