The American Medical Association recommends cleaning out your medicine cabinet once a year. It may be tempting, if you're the organized type, to decant frequently used drugs into labeled, matching bottles, but don'tâkeeping pills in their original containers guards against confusion and is thus safer, says Negrete.
In 2008, a male doctor in his first year earned $35,300 more than a female doctor in her first year. This was an increase from the 1999 salary gap, which was $21,778 for first-year physicians, according to a study published in the February 2011 issue of Health Affairs that's cited by David W. Freeman on CBSNews.com.
The gender difference documented in the 2013 survey is linked to the demographics of the professions. Of the 2,889 nurse practitioner respondents, 90% were women and 10% were men. Of the 951 physician assistant respondents, 42% were men and 58% were men.urse practitioners who are men earned an average increase in annual salary of 3.55%, up from $103,394 in 2012 to $107,065 in 2013. Nurse practitioners who are women increased their salaries by 6.75%, from $91,613 in 2012 to $97,797 in 2013.