Is the grass greener?
Female representation in medicine is increasing. In contrast to North American experience, very few UK female pediatric surgeons felt hampered by lack of mentorship or role models. Education and training committees need to work proactively to ensure training programs achieve clinical excellence to continue to attract women into pediatric surgery. For women in the United Kingdom, pediatric surgery challenges will also be met by ensuring healthy "work-life balance," along with flexibility in training and established consultant practice.
The present findings suggest that the caloric restriction improves endothelial-dependent vasodilation through an increased release of nitric oxide in obese hypertensive patients.