Labour has also proved less than keen on co-operating with private health-care providers, such as Britain's independent hospital chains.

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The FIA said responsible health agencies worldwide were co-operating with it to introduce a global ban on tobacco sponsorship in motorsport from 1 October, 2006.

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David Strand, the former chief operating officer of the Cleveland Clinic, is familiar with Google Health.

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"Euticals is co-operating with the statutory agencies, including Flintshire County Council, the Health and Safety Executive, Environment Agency Wales, Police, Fire, and Health Agencies, who are working closely together to monitor and regulate the situation, " added Mr Everett.

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Closing wards and operating theatres and using fewer agency staff were among proposals in discussions with health and social services staff last week.

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Adjusted operating margin for the home health segment was 1.8%, compared with 1.4% a year ago.

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Hostess blamed its bakers for its problems, and many commentators have been quick to cite other reasons such as unsustainable operating costs, private-equity backers that loaded Hostess with too much debt, and increasingly health-conscious consumers who no longer want Twinkies, Ho Hos, and Donettes.

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As for the commercial and Medicare ACOs that are operating outside these pilot programs, even the most optimistic assumptions come up with relatively small reductions to annual health-care spending nationally.

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