The basic urn shape relates to that of an Ancient Greek amphora bulbous, with shoulders and a flaring neck, double-handled, and characteristically raised on a foot.

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It's true they have double the number of bones in their neck compared with us - 14 versus seven cervical vertebrae.

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But in October a 527-patient study sponsored by the French government found that 10% of patients who got neck stents died or had a stroke in the following month--double the complication rate for surgery.

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An enlarged lymph node in the area of an infection (such as a swollen neck node during an ear infection) may double in size, going from about a quarter- or half-inch to nearly an inch wide.

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