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stouffville suntribune thursday feb 23 2006 21 pharmacies join forces as houston closes doors these are just a few of the over 100 tiierrrfatea illnesses that threaten tbe luvsofmore than 2 million canadian men women and children for 25 years now tbe canadian litvr foundation has been leading tbefigbl against litvr disease and to continue we need your help one simple act of kindness can go so tvryjar 1320 yonge street suite 301 toronto ontario m4t 1x2 18005635483 ttis message brought to you as a community service oi the economist untribune wasseff decides to move after 36 years at location by hannelore volpe staff writer after 36 years pharmacist and clini cal nutritionist farid wassef is closing the doors of houston pharmacy and making a big move down the street at the beginning of march hell amalgamate his pharmacy and alter native therapy practice with stouffville ida pharmacy at 6212 main st it has been operated by rob croxall for 22 years although the distance the business is moving is small the decision to make the change was major mr wassef 41 grew up in the phar macy run by his dad lou wassef after the senior mr wassef died late in 2004 farid was at a crossroads he spent much of last year contemplating how to proceed i was so attached to this place said mr wassef a pharmacist since 1989 mr croxall and mr wassef have known each other for more than 20 years and have helped each other out gopk com for ess ilm cjuddy live jamaica intimate interactive ii marco id 2006 u hm1fhhmffmfcte ift aaa esi 1 goos of m algarve portugal 1 wk air st hotel feb 20 pateo village acapuico sgn5g tax 187 1 wk breakfast daily feb 28 a sunq5g casa inn sunq5g tax248 manzanillocuba marea dei porttno 1 wk all inclusive mar 2 629 sunq5g tax 199 holguin 1 wk aii inclusive feb 22 varadero 7 nts all inclusive feb 26 merida 7 nts all inclusive feb 22 los cabos 1 wk all inclusive mar 4 club amigo atlantico 669 sunq5g tax 199 ixtapa 1 wk air hotel feb 28 puerto plata 1 wk all inclusive 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loyalty his customers showed especially when his dads health began to fail when his daughter kacie was born two months ago customers came by to offer good wishes and brought gifts farid and peggy wassef also have a son nicholas who is 2 12 years old the ida will be offering services in alternative therapies mr croxall noted which we didnt have before we are primarily a very traditional pharmacy the merged pharmacy will contin ue its familyoriented practice but will be able to coordinate their patients health care more comprehensively mr wassef does individual coun selling and helps people through inte gration of traditional medicine nutri tion lifestyle and dietary changes he has spent 20 years investigating the use of biological medicines natural products and foods in treating disease and optimizing health in 2003 mr wassef and sherry staff photomike barrett pharmacists farid wassef and rob croxall have joined forces at the ida pharmacy on main street stouffville torkos coauthored the 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