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CONGRATULATIONS VITAL LINK CONTEST WINNERS

In our Vital Link Winter 2007 edition, 10,000 surveys were randomly mailed, encouraging our readers to share feedback with us regarding the newsletter. Those who responded by March 5, 2007, were entered into a drawing for one of three prizes.

The winners are: Linda Hubbard— First Prize: a six-month membership to The Quest4Life Wellness Center ($370 value); Sally Potter—Second Prize: a three-month membership to The Quest4Life Wellness Center ($260 value); Jacob Sigman—Third Prize: a first aid kit ($90 value). Thank you to everyone who participated in the survey and the contest. Your input is important to us. Keep on the lookout for our next one!

WARN KIDS TO AVOID ONLINE STRANGERS

One in five children was harassed online over the past year, according to a survey of nearly 1,500 Internet users ages 10 to 17. Because online harassment is so common, Internet safety experts advise parents to teach kids certain online safety rules. Here’s what you can stress with your children:

• Don’t talk to strangers online.
• Be careful about sharing personal information with people you don’t know.
• Refrain from putting strangers on your online “buddy lists.”
• Change your login name or block someone from sending messages to your account if you are harassed.
• Don’t start problems by making rude or nasty comments about others online.

DID YOU KNOW? MASSAGE MAY HELP THOSE WITH KNEE ARTHRITIS MANAGE PAIN. A FULL-BODY SWEDISH MASSAGE A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK LESSENED PAIN AND IMPROVED FLEXIBILITY IN THE KNEE.

PHYSICIAN TRAINS OTHERS IN COMPUTER-ASSISTED JOINT SURGERY

Caldwell Memorial Hospital is one of the first hospitals in the U.S. where surgeons train others in global device-maker Smith & Nephew’s procedure for computerassisted joint surgery. Jeffrey Keverline, MD, was selected by Smith & Nephew as the first trainer in the Southeast. He practices at Carolina Orthopaedic Specialists (not a division of Caldwell Memorial Hospital) and is on the active medical staff of Caldwell Memorial Hospital. To schedule an appointment, call 828-758-7091.

Terry Dodds, MD and Donald Schmechel, MD

CALDWELL PHYSICIAN NETWORK WELCOMES PHYSICIANS

The Caldwell Physician Network welcomes Terry Dodds, MD, to Mulberry Pediatrics and Donald Schmechel, MD, to The Falls Neurology & Memory Center. Dr. Dodds is returning to Mulberry Pediatrics from working in Lakeland, Florida. She has 23 years of experience in pediatric care. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Dodds, call 828-757-5509. Dr. Schmechel comes to Caldwell County for the first time from 25 years of work in neurology and memory at Duke University Medical Center. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Schmechel, call 828-757-5040. If you need a personal physician, call our physician referral line at 828-757-5571.