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Written by Gina Lindsey (O-N-E Staff Reporter)
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Thursday, 08 May 2008 |
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Sally Blackwelder had a vision to make a difference in the lives of children. It was that passion that she channeled into the creation of Project Potential, a program designed to help keep kids in school and encourage them to go on to college. “These kids don’t think they have any options,” she said. “They are stuck.” Five and a half years since its inception, Project Potential will have graduated 35 students from Hickory High School. There are 74 students now in the program — 40 in high school — the rest in college, Blackwelder said. |
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Written by Gina Lindsey (O-N-E Staff Reporter)
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Thursday, 08 May 2008 |
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The days of guessing how much medicine to give your child are over. Catawba Valley Medical Center, Dr. Jim Broselow, an emergency physician knows the frustration of trying to give children the right amount of medicine, and if it’s too little or too much, the child could land in the emergency room. That’s why he helped develop a new color-coded method of measuring liquid oral medications. The Color Coding Kits Oral Dosing Kits will help ensure children receive the proper amount of fever-reducing medicine. It’s a product he hopes will help avoid unnecessary trips to the ER by getting the child’s fever down overnight, so they can see their regular doctor in the morning. |
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