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Rectal Cancer Outcomes Best With Short-Course Radiation (HealthDay) March 6, 2009 at 11:48 pm HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- For people with operable rectal cancer, the most effective treatment is a short course of radiation therapy followed by "high-quality surgery," according to a new study. Blacks, Hispanics Less Apt to Get Best Heart Failure Care (HealthDay) March 6, 2009 at 11:48 pm HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 6 (HealthDay News) -- When black and Hispanic Medicare recipients suffer severe heart failure, they are less likely than their white counterparts to be treated with the most cutting-edge treatment available, a new analysis suggests. Health Tip: Learning About Ectopic Pregnancy (HealthDay) March 6, 2009 at 11:48 pm HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- When the fertilized egg doesn't make it to the uterus and begins to grow elsewhere in the reproductive system -- in the fallopian tube, abdomen, ovary or cervix -- it's called an ectopic pregnancy. Clinical Trials Update: March 6, 2009 (HealthDay) March 6, 2009 at 11:48 pm HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: Blacks, Hispanics Less Apt to Get Best Heart Failure Care (HealthDay) March 6, 2009 at 5:02 pm HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 6 (HealthDay News) -- When black and Hispanic Medicare recipients suffer severe heart failure, they are less likely than their white counterparts to be treated with the most cutting-edge treatment available, a new analysis suggests. Clinical Trials Update: March 6, 2009 (HealthDay) March 6, 2009 at 5:02 pm HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: Rectal Cancer Outcomes Best With Short-Course Radiation (HealthDay) March 6, 2009 at 9:02 am HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- For people with operable rectal cancer, the most effective treatment is a short course of radiation therapy followed by "high-quality surgery," according to a new study. Health Tip: Learning About Ectopic Pregnancy (HealthDay) March 6, 2009 at 9:02 am HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- When the fertilized egg doesn't make it to the uterus and begins to grow elsewhere in the reproductive system -- in the fallopian tube, abdomen, ovary or cervix -- it's called an ectopic pregnancy. Obama: Every voice must be heard on health reform (AP) March 6, 2009 at 4:55 am AP - President Barack Obama pumped health care allies and skeptics alike for ways to overhaul the nation's costly and frustrating system Thursday and heard only applause and agreement when he told them there's "a clear consensus that the need for health care reform is here and now." Gupta withdraws from surgeon general search (AP) March 6, 2009 at 1:47 am AP - CNN medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta won't be the next surgeon general, the Obama administration confirmed Thursday.