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.
How Much Doctors Make by Specialty: $174,000 to $413,000. The table below shows doctor salaries from $174,000 to $413,000. In truth, some doctors may make $650,000 a year or more. The data in the table was compiled my Medscape, a service that provides research and medical information to the healthcare industry.