This week’s topics include adiponectin, treatment for compulsive hair pulling, satisfaction of primary care physicians, and blood clots related to traveling.

Program notes:
0:23 Treatment of trichotillomania
1:20 N-acetylcysteine may help
2:12 Some data to show it may help other disorders
2:34 Adiponectin, a fat related molecule
3:23 The more fat cells the less adiponectin
4:16 May predict who will develop diabetes
4:26 Travel increases risk of blood clots in lungs and elsewhere
5:25 Risk factors are known
6:20 Doing muscle calf contractions make sense
7:10 Primary care doctor satisfaction
8:10 Does not translate into poor patient care
9:05 No control over organization or care delivery
9:55 End

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