Average physician income ranges from $253,000 in the Northeast to $281,000 in the Northwest. Certain regions of the country may have to pay more to attract doctors, so physician salaries often reflect the level of competition more than the cost of living.
To put this in the modern context, steam pears with rock sugar can help to reduce swollen throat, smooth irritation at throat, reduce cough (especially loud ones), prevent dehydration of respiratory tract, clear phlegm, and reduce fever.
Relief can be obtained from dry, tickling coughs by sucking on cough lozenges or hard candy (However, it is advised to not to give a lozenge or hard candy to a child under 3 years old because of the associated choking hazard.). Rest and sleep allow the body's natural defences to concentrate on fighting the infection.