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PHARMACHEM NEWS BULLETIN
APRIL 1999
EDITORS COMMENT
PET RECORD CARDS
Pharmachem have printed Pet Record cards - a
sample enclosed. A supply of cards are available to members. The
cards are designed to be retained in pharmacies as a record of the treatments
pets have received.
To obtain a supply of pet record cards
please contact Yvonne on 1-890-503458.
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REMINDER
Pharmachem Wall Planner
Holiday Draw
Holiday draw coupons should be collected during
April and retuned
to Boileau & Boyd.
Draw for holiday will take place during second
week of May.
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Pet Birthday Greeting Cards
Novartis will send A Birthday Greeting Card to
customers' pets on behalf of Pharmachem pharmacies. If members wish
to avail of this service they should forward the pets names and birthday
dates directly to Novartis, Don't forget to include the pets
address and details of your own pharmacy.
All details should be forwarded directly to:
Novartis Animal Health
Industrial Park,
Cork Road,
Waterford.
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SHOPPING FITTINGS FOR SALE
Tegometall shopfittings for sale, in one lot
preferably. Display counters, shelving, pelmets, grees cross sign.
1,200 sq ft. Currently in use - please inspect at Hayes & Hayes Pharmacy.
Must be sold by end of May 99. Contact Brendan (087) 2427885
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Article published in Irish Farmers
Journal April 24,1999
Substances that prevent cancer
found in milk
Good, good news for milk.
Natural substances which can prevent cancer are found in relatively high
levels in milk and dairy products. Good news indeed ! And, even better
news for Irish milk producers. Because milk produced from grass contains
three times more of these substances than milk produced from in-door diets.
Ireland is one of the few countries producing a natural product which helps
prevent cancer.
MILK RICH IN
ANTI-CANCER AGENT
Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) is the name of the
anti-cancer substance found in milk. French researcher Lavilloniere
and colleagues at the University of Tours have just released information
which clearly shows that CLA prevents breast cancer in women. The
trial was carried out on 360 women who underwent surgery for breast cancer.
The researchers measured the CLA content of fat in the breast. This is
a direct reflection of the CLA content in the diet.
They found that women who had high CLA content
in breast fat tissue, were six times less likely to have breast cancer,
than women with low CLA levels.
Studies in other countries have also identified
positive effects of CLA
* Norway - adults eating CLA-rich foods had 20%
less bodyfat than adults on low CLA diets.
* Finland - women who ate diets rich in dairy
products had lower breast cancer rates than women on diets low in dairy
products.
* USA - studies on rats and mice have shown that
dairy products reduce cancer tumours.
CLA is produced naturally in the cow's rumen
and transferred to milkfat. According to John Murphy of Moorepark,
"CLA has been shown to be protective against heart disease, certain types
of cancer and obesity. CLA also acts as an antioxidant and growth
promoter".
"Milk and meat from ruminants are rich sources
of CLA" says John.
"More CLA is produced by cows on pasture
than by cows on indoor diets. The CLA content of milk compares very
favourably with other commonly used foods".
American scientist , Prof. Dal Bauman says the
CLA has two distinct advantages over other naturally occurring anticarcinogens.
"CLA is potent at extremely low levels and it is present in the milk and
meat from ruminant animals. I certainly think CLA will change the
public's perception of dairy products ."
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