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 average doctor salary for those working in the office varies based on whether they are primary care physicians or medical specialists. According to PayScale, general practitioners earn around $125,568 a year, while family doctors make $150,321 as the lowest earning doctors.hile one doctor earns around $200,000 annually, another brings in more than $700,000 per year. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there is a projected 24% growth rate for physicians and surgeons from 2010 to 2020. This is faster than the growth rate of other occupations in the United States.