Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Your arteries play an important role in your cardiovascular health, transporting blood from the heart to all of the body’s cells.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Our lives are filled with plastic, in everything from packaging to textiles. New research suggests “micronanoplastics” might be ...

Nov. 27 -- WEDNESDAY, Nov. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Outcomes for surgery to treat carotid (neck) artery blockages are the same for patients who have general or local anesthesia, according to a study by ...

A small study found that fatty buildup in the blood vessels of the neck (carotid arteries) may contain 50 times or more micronanoplastics — minuscule bits of plastic — compared to arteries free of ...

A carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is a surgical procedure to remove fatty deposits from the carotid arteries. These are the two main arteries that supply blood to the brain, face, and neck. They are on ...