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.
1 Overall PA vs NP salary comparisons show differences of 5%-7% more for PAs than NPs. 2  Though there are more women than men in both fields, on average, men are paid 11-13% more than their female counterparts. There are more women than men in both professions, but the ratio of women to men is much higher for NPs than for PAs (80% vs 45%). 2  Overall PA vs NP salary comparisons show differences of 5%-7% more for PAs than NPs.