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.
About half of all graduating physicians are now female, and 61% of female physicians are under 45 vs only 38% of men. Compared with the 2010 Compensation Report, this year's respondents -- both male and female physicians -- report higher incomes. However, men are still making more money. According to the Medscape survey, male internists, at $195,000, make considerably more than female internists, at $173,000.