The carotid arteries branch off from the aorta (the largest artery in the body) a short distance from the heart, and extend upward through the neck carrying oxygen-rich blood to the brain. There are ...

H eart attack risk almost doubles in the first year after a stroke or when combined with a tear in a neck artery wall, however, a tear without a stroke does not seem to raise heart attack risk ...

A 20-year-old woman in Thailand died after receiving three massages, two of which were neck massages, at a parlour in Udon Thani province, northeast Thailand. Chayada Prao-hom, a promising young ...

A man accused of murdering his friend searched for arteries, veins and neck images online before stabbing him to death, a trial has heard. Dylan Thomas, 24, has admitted killing former surveyor ...