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Obama to reverse embryonic stem cell ban March 6, 2009 at 5:00 pm President Obama is planning to sign an executive order Monday to overturn Bush-era policy that limited federal tax dollars for embryonic stem cell research, according to administration officials familiar with the deliberations. In tough times, medical care considered a luxury March 6, 2009 at 12:01 pm For Doug Pegram, it is on the one hand simple math: His medical bills cost roughly $300 a month and a health insurance policy would cost $550. British couple die at assisted suicide clinic March 6, 2009 at 7:38 am An elderly British couple who died together at an assisted suicide clinic in Switzerland died "peacefully" after receiving "wonderful and humbling care" from their doctors, the couple's family said. Dr. Gupta talks to King about surgeon general March 5, 2009 at 10:45 pm Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, withdrew his name from consideration as surgeon general of the United States on Thursday. He spoke to CNN's Larry King about the decision and President Obama's health care plans. Here is an edited transcript:

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Eight out of 10 menopausal women unhappy with their sex lives claims survey March 6, 2009 at 9:52 am Eight out of 10 women are unhappy with their sex lives and troubled by their lack of libido a new study has found.

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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.