Read more concussions stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/11662/concussions.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:21:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74596/nfl-adds-concussion-rules.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFacing heat from both players and Congress, the NFL is adopting new policies designed to protect players in the event of a concussion. Teams will soon be required to keep an impartial, independent neurologist on hand to treat players for concussions. Players won’t be allowed to return to the field...http://www.newser.com/story/74596/nfl-adds-concussion-rules.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 7:48:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70496/conan-i-hit-my-head-so-hard-i-understood-lost.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConan O'Brien was back at work today on the Tonight Show , and joking about a stunt accident Friday that gave him what he calls a slight concussion. According to an NBC transcript of tonight's monologue, O'Brien says he hit his head so hard that for five seconds he understood the...http://www.newser.com/story/70496/conan-i-hit-my-head-so-hard-i-understood-lost.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Sep 2009 21:56:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70377/conan-out-of-hospital-returns-to-show-monday.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConan O'Brien is home from the hospital after whacking his head during a Tonight Show stunt. "Conan is resting comfortably," said an NBC statement. "He is expected to return to work on Monday." Guest Teri Hatcher spilled details on the accident, which reportedly happened while the pair was filming a...http://www.newser.com/story/70377/conan-out-of-hospital-returns-to-show-monday.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 27 Sep 2009 13:03:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69412/nfl-stars-donate-brains-to-science.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThree NFL players have agreed to donate their brains after they die to help scientists better understand sports brain injuries, HealthDay reports. Matt Birk of the Baltimore Ravens, Lofa Tatupu of the Seattle Seahawks and the Arizona Cardinals' Sean Morey are the first active NFL players to join the brain...http://www.newser.com/story/69412/nfl-stars-donate-brains-to-science.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Sep 2009 2:27:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52426/360k-us-troops-suffer-brain-injuries.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe number of US troops who have suffered wartime brain injuries may be as high as 360,000, say Defense Department doctors. They estimate that between 10% and 20% of the roughly 1.8 million Americans who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan had such injuries—the vast majority of...http://www.newser.com/story/52426/360k-us-troops-suffer-brain-injuries.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Mar 2009 17:53:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49168/athletes-put-lives-on-the-line.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen Willis McGahee was wheeled off the field during the AFC championship game, “it was impossible not to fear the worst,” writes Wendy MacLeod in the Washington Post . And when she tried to find his status online, she turned up a YouTube video entitled, “McGahee Gets ‘Jacked Up’ … Hardest...http://www.newser.com/story/49168/athletes-put-lives-on-the-line.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Jan 2009 15:25:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49143/another-autopsy-links-nfl-hits-to-brain-damage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA sixth former NFL player has been diagnosed posthumously with a rare brain disease, lending credence to claims that concussions sustained playing football can have a cumulative, even deadly, effect, the Tampa Tribune reports. Tom McHale, who played for the Buccaneers, died from an overdose of painkillers and cocaine in...http://www.newser.com/story/49143/another-autopsy-links-nfl-hits-to-brain-damage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Jan 2009 17:14:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47372/concussion-means-its-time-to-retire-moron.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger plans to start Sunday’s playoff game despite having sustained a concussion on the final day of the regular season, and he and the people aiding and abetting that foolhardy decision need a wake-up call. “Ben Roethlisberger is not brave,” Charles P. Pierce writes for OT...http://www.newser.com/story/47372/concussion-means-its-time-to-retire-moron.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Jan 2009 13:38:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/35796/troop-brain-injuries-often-overlooked.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn alarming number of US veterans are returning home from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars suffering long-term effects from concussions, the New York Time s reports. Half of those who have suffered concussions quickly recover, but others have symptoms—including memory loss and mood swings—that can resurface months after...http://www.newser.com/story/35796/troop-brain-injuries-often-overlooked.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 26 Aug 2008 2:29:54 CDT