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1. A Brain Disorders Battle
   July 30, 2010, 4:00 am
   - THIS WEEK’S 20th anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act illustrates the progress our country has made in advancing accessibility and independence for those who face physical challenges every day. The law protects Americans from being discriminated against because of their physical challenges. Now, we must turn our focus to helping those with brain disorders.
2. Army Suicide Report Raises Concerns About Drug Abuse
   July 29, 2010, 4:00 am
   - The Army on Thursday released the results of a 15-month study into the service's growing suicide rate. The 350-page report, "Health Promotion, Risk Reduction and Suicide Prevention," provides new context for the 239 suicides (including reservists) and 1,713 attempted suicides in the Army last year.
3. Harsher Language on Concussions in New NFL Poster
   July 28, 2010, 4:00 am
   - The NFL will distribute a new poster to teams that warns of the dangers from concussions in much harsher language than the league had previously used. Traumatic brain injury "may lead to problems with memory and communication, personality changes, as well as depression and the early onset of dementia," the document reads. "Concussions and conditions resulting from repeated brain injury can change your life and your family's life forever."
4. For Troops with Brain Trauma, a Long Journey Back
   July 29, 2010, 4:00 am
   - Army Ranger Cory Remsburg was thrown like a rag doll into an Afghanistan canal Oct. 1 by the blast from a 500-pound roadside bomb, the right side of his head caved in by shrapnel.
5. NFL's Effort to Battle Concussions Can Clash with Coaches' Style
   July 27, 2010, 4:00 am
   - As football training camps open around the country this week, the sport beloved by millions for its violent collisions is confronting a cultural sea change. The NFL, after years of resistance, is taking aggressive steps to address the reality of head injuries. And that puts hard-nosed coaches such as the 49ers' Mike Singletary on the spot as they seek to heed safety concerns while still preparing players in a way they believe necessary for the brutality of a 16-game regular season.
6. N.F.L. Toughens Warning on Risks of Head Injury
   July 27, 2010, 4:00 am
   - The National Football League is producing a poster that bluntly alerts its players to the long-term effects of concussions, using words like “depression” and “early onset of dementia” that those close to the issue described as both staggering and overdue.
7. New Policies Protect Troops from Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries
   July 22, 2010, 4:00 am
   - Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr. has sent a message to commanders throughout the force to reinforce new policies designed to minimize the effects of mild traumatic brain injuries, or mTBI.
8. A Battle to Diagnose Casualties of War
   July 24, 2010, 4:00 am
   - The 135-kilogram bomb blasted Marine Staff Sergeant James Ownbey's mine-resistant truck so high that it snapped power lines before it slammed into the dusty ground in western Iraq. Sergeant Ownbey, knocked briefly unconscious, awoke to suffocating black smoke and a cloud of dirt.
9. N.F.L.'s Release of Data on Helmet Tests Raises Concerns
   July 25, 2010, 4:00 am
   - Two months after concurring with a congressman that the data was “infected” and declaring that a testing program would be abandoned, the N.F.L.’s committee on head injuries joined the league and its players union on Friday in publicly releasing the results of helmet testing that outside experts described as potentially compromising the safety of youth athletes.
10. N.F.L.: What's Been Done
    July 25, 2010, 4:00 am
    - Last year, Commissioner Roger Goodell required a player who suffers a concussion to be cleared by an outside neurologist before participating in another game or practice. Goodell also notified teams that a player no longer could return to a game or a practice if he was showing any symptoms of a concussion.

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