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 gap in earnings between male and female physicians is smaller for pathologists than for many other specialties. Male pathologists earned a mean of $231,000 as compared with $212,000 for female pathologists -- a mere 9% difference.Across all specialties, male physicians earned about 40% more than their female counterparts.ale pathologists earned a mean of $231,000 as compared with $212,000 for female pathologists -- a mere 9% difference. Across all specialties, male physicians earned about 40% more than their female counterparts.