Doctors' salaries: Who gets paid the most? Least?
(CBS News) Do doctors make the big bucks? According to the latest annual survey from Medscape from WebMD, physicians across the board are earning less - and worrying more. Moreover, if they had a chance to start their careers all over again, 46 percent of doctors would not choose medicine, the report shows.
"Physicians' sense of worry may be greater than the reality, but it's understandable," Judy Aburmishan, a partner in FGMK, LLC in Chicago, a firm that represents physicians and other healthcare providers, told Medscape. "Hospitals are buying up private practices both in primary care and the specialties. The heavy-handed message they send out is that if you don't join us, you won't survive. There is great uncertainty and fear about what healthcare reform will mean for physicians once it's fully implemented."
Medscape surveyed 24,000 doctors from across 25 different medical specialties. The survey found wide pay differences, depending on the doctor's specialty - or gender. Female doctors make 40 percent less than male doctors.
Who gets paid the most? And who earns the least? Keep clicking to see the top 5 highest and lowest paid doctors...
Continue »Vt. debates letting parents say no to vaccines
(CBS/AP) Should childhood vaccinations be required for all children or up to parents to decide? It's an oft-debated topic in the U.S., and in Vermont, the debate has reached the state legislature . State lawmakers are debating whether to end the state's "philosophical exemption" - the right of refusal for parents who want to enroll their kids in school or child care without immunizations.
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The Vermont Department of Health and the CDC call for about 20 vaccinations by the time a child enters kindergarten. The CDC and state health officials say Vermont is among the states with the highest exemption rates for childhood vaccinations. Some say it's no coincidence that Vermont recently has seen an outbreak of one of the diseases the vaccines target: pertussis, or whooping cough.
Continue »Best and worst nuts for your health
Nuts are nature's way of showing us that good things come in small packages. These bite-size nutritional powerhouses are packed with heart-healthy fats, protein, vitamins, and minerals.
From our friends at Health.com, here's a look at the pros and cons of different nuts, as well as the best and worst products on supermarket shelves today. Of course, you can get too much of these good things: Nuts are high in fat and calories, so while a handful can hold you over until dinner, a few more handfuls can ruin your appetite altogether. And although nuts are a healthy choice by themselves, they'll quickly become detrimental to any diet when paired with sugary or salty toppings or mixes.
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Continue »European fertility treatment bans spark concern
(CBS/AP) The world's first test-tube baby was born more than three decades ago in Britain. But today, many people who need help having a child still face restrictions on fertility treatments.
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Many European countries have strict rules on who is allowed to get fertility treatments: France and Italy forbid single women and lesbian couples from using artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization, or IVF, to conceive. Austria and Italy are among those banning all egg and sperm donations for IVF. Germany and Norway ban donating eggs, but not sperm. In Sweden, couples must be in a stable relationship for at least a year before qualifying for fertility treatment. And nearly everywhere in Europe except Ukraine, couples are banned from hiring a woman to carry a pregnancy for them.
Continue »FDA asks pharmas to curb livestock antibiotics
(CBS/AP) Citing concerns over potentially deadly strains of drug-resistant bacteria, the Food and Drug Administration called on pharmaceutical companies Wednesday to help limit the use of antibiotics given to farm animals.
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It's a decades-old practice, in which antibiotics are mixed with animal feed to help livestock, pigs and chickens put on weight and stay healthy in crowded barns. Scientists have warned that this routine use leads to the growth of antibiotic-resistant germs that can be passed to humans.
Continue »Hidden home hazards: 5 risks for children
The child left his mother's sight for mere minutes. Yet that was enough time for 21-month-old Ollie Hebb to fall into the top-loading washing machine and become submerged in a full tub. The Utah boy died a day later, after suffering severe brain damage.
Between 2005 and 2009, two children under the age of five died as a result of laundry room accidents, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Washing machine-related injuries are more common than deaths, says Scott Wolfson, director of public affairs for the CPSC. Aside from drowning, children may suffer burns from hot water in the machine, or injuries to their limbs if they come into contact with a rapidly spinning basin. "Kids are curious. We have to be very vigilant about our children, and really live in the moment and be present when we're supervising them," says Kate Carr, president of Safe Kids Worldwide, which aims to prevent unintentional childhood injuries.
Washing machines aren't the only hidden dangers lurking in homes. From Angela Haupt at U.S. News, here are 5 others to be cautious of...
Continue »Scientists edge closer to finding autism causes
(CBS/AP) What causes autism? It's a question that has led the government and many research organizations to invest more than $1 billion in studies over the past decade. In some ways, the research looks like a long-running fishing expedition, with a focus on everything from genetics to the age of the father, the weight of the mother, and how close a child lives to a freeway.
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That may soon change. Some in the field say they are seeing the beginning of a wave of scientific reports that should strengthen some theories, jettison others and perhaps even lead to new treatments.
Continue »16 worst birth control mistakes
When it comes to birth control, many people want to just set it and forget it. It's there, it does its job, who wants to think about it, right?
But bungling birth control is all too common. In fact, half of all pregnancies in the United States are unintended. Yikes.
To make sure you can count on your contraceptive, here are the potential pitfalls from our friends at Health.com...
Your 12 worst allergy mistakes
Allergies are the worst. A stuffy nose, itchy eyes, coughing, and other allergy symptoms can make life a misery.
But is your own cluelessness contributing to the problem?
From our friends at Health.com, here are the 12 biggest mistakes people make when it comes to allergies, and the smart ways to avoid them. There, don't you feel better already?
Continue »Is sushi behind a 19-state salmonella outbreak?
(CBS/AP) - The government is investigating sushi as a possible culprit behind a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 90 people across 19 states and Washington D.C.
A memo from the Food and Drug Administration said the outbreak is "rapid and expanding in number of cases," with seven hospitalizations reported. No deaths have been reported to date.
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The investigators are reportedly honing in on spicy tuna rolls it calls "highly suspect."
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