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Spokane Valley football player dies of injury USA Today Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:38 PM PDT A high school football player from Spokane Valley has died after suffering a blow to the head in a Friday night game. Andrew Swank, 17, was in critical condition at Sacred Heart Medical Center after surgery to relieve pressure on his brain. He died Sunday night, the hospital announced. Collier County manager publicly chronicles his cancer treatment Naples Daily News Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:02 PM PDT NAPLES â€" Collier County Manager Jim Mudd’s self assessments are usually objective. So is the one he filed in advance of his annual job evaluation today. Mudd clinically outlines the progression of his terminal brain cancer, how it has affected his ability to do his job, and pretty much asks commissioners to name Deputy Manager Leo Ochs as his successor. Here is the chronology of Mudd’s illness ... Eastlake still inspired by fallen Paralympic swimmer Seattle Times Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:01 PM PDT Nine months after her death from brain cancer, Marin Morrison remains close to the Eastlake girls swim team. They honor at every meet just she inspires them every day. Concussions Can Have Lasting Effects First Coast News Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:58 PM PDT JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Research on football players, has found that suffering more than three mild concussions, greatly increases the risk of additional brain injuries. The real truth about steroids The Spectrum Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:03 PM PDT “Steroids are a huge problem in sports.” “Steroids are a serious health problem today and lead to heart disease, brain tumors, strokes, and even death.” Researchers unravel brain's wiring to understand memory PhysOrg Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:52 PM PDT Using a powerful microscope, Karel Svoboda, a brain scientist at the Janelia Farm Research Campus in Ashburn, Va., peers through a plastic window in the top of a mouse's head to watch its brain's neurons sprout new connections -- a vivid display of a living brain in action. High school football player dies after hard hit KVAL Eugene Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:47 PM PDT Team officials said Andrew Swank, 16, took a hard hit during a game Friday night in Spokane and collapsed on the sidelines. He died Sunday night after surgery to relieve pressure on his brain. Local motorcyclists find road to giving back Las Vegas Business Press Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:08 PM PDT Las Vegas Ride for Kids, a group of motorcycle enthusiasts in partnership with the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, helps riders find the scenic route to giving back. Man Charged In Waikiki Assault KITV Honolulu Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:50 PM PDT Honolulu police charge a man in connection with an attack in Waikiki that left a man with brain injuries and fractures. Lake City Library News for Sept. 30 Lake City News & Post Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:46 PM PDT “Take Two” by Karen Kingsbury “Hollyhood” by Valerie Joyner “Blindman’s Bluff” by Faye Kellerman “Foul Play” by Janet Evanovich “The Winds of Dune” by Brian Herbert “Healing the Addicted Brain” by Harold C. Urschel III, M.D.

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