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Shaving your face: Do you prefer several small and short strokes or a few long and gliding strokes?
My habit for a long time has been to use short strokes over every part of my face. I shave with a double bladed razor. However, even though short strokes minimize the pressure I use, I feel that I might be going over the same area too many times, leading to a little bit of irritation. However, I've heard that " hair reduction" should be the goal when shaving, not " hair elimination" . I'm thinking that long strokes might not be the best bet, but I'm curious what some other thoughts are.Thanks

Name 3 controllable risk factors of heart disease and stroke?

Can a stroke lead to brain death?
if so how? where would the stroke have to take place in the brain.

What happened to my husband.. seizure? stroke? ?
He said " wait..." And leaned against the wall, seconds later fell to the floor and started shaking, not too fast but all of his body was shaking. His eyes were also wide open and his head was shaking as well. I panicked and freaked out scared I was going to lose him and grabbing his head with both hands and held his face straight at me and spoke to him, basically like baby whats wrong, whats wrong, just kept repeating myself hoping he'd snap out of it, this lasted all together the whole thing maybe 7 10sec. He snapped out of it, got back up immediately and didnt even remember what happened. He didnt even know what he just did. He told me afterwards that before he fell inconscience, he saw flashing, like his eyesight just started flashing and his head pumping like his heartbeat maybe.. but quickly. The last thing he remembered before falling was him saying " wait" , and the first thing remembered when getting up was him seeing me stand in front of him crying. He remembered nothing. We just recently tried stopping a recent built up drug addiction. Previous post answers.yahoo.com question index ylt AqnowGlCwZpPE56F8TNlqh8M dw4 ylv 3?qid 20120505050751AAqDCb3 so yes, drug use was involved but this happened later in the day where smoking occured several hours beforehand.

Does a stroke usually occur in one particular hemisphere of the human brain?
Does a stroke usually occur in the right hemisphere more than the left?

Do I have heat exhaustion/heat stroke?
Yesterday I played 18 holes of golf and it was very hot outside, I was really tired afterward, more than normal. Today I feel terrible, I am very hot, but with no fever, have fatigue, shortness of breath, rapid heart beat, and upper respiratory issues stuffy nose, coughing, ect. do I have heat exhaustion or heat stroke?

Can a child with multiple stroke recover?
the child also happens to be a sickler

Am i getting stroke !?
i feel pulse on my front left neck, big pulse, feel it without using hand. feel like blood pump throw narrowed arteries, having for days, no diziness, headache, numb or anything, just feel big pulse, bigger when i working, slight 1 when sleeping. Any1 faced before? what should i do now, exercise?

What conditions often precede heart stroke ?

"Hole in the Heart" and stroke.?
When someone has a hole in their heart meaning their foramen ovale never closed over in the early years of life , how may straining e.g. in the bathroom lead to mild stroke? I know it begins an increase in thoracic pressure but what is this followed by?

Do I have heat exhaustion or heat stroke?
Yesterday I played 18 holes of golf and it was very hot outside, I was really tired afterward, more than normal. Today I feel terrible, I am very hot, but with no fever, have fatigue, shortness of breath, rapid heart beat, and upper respiratory issues stuffy nose, coughing, ect. do I have heat exhaustion or heat stroke?

Brain stroke at the left side..?
Hi, my father had left side brain stroke his right arm and leg is infected his leg start to move but his arm not working he can't speak he only make some wired sounds and i hope if there any medical drug help him in speaking faster if there is one plz help me i love him

Possible stroke symptom?
today i felt a sort of pressure on the lower back side of my head, and it felt like a small cramp concentrated on a particular point. It was a bit painful, and after a few seconds, the pain subsided while i felt a spreading warmness. the pain was still there in that specific area, but it has now subsided. could this be a precursor or symptoms of a stroke?

Why does it feel tickly to stroke?
Near where my wee comes out, I was itchy so I scratched it and it felt really weird. The itch won't go away and I can't stop scratching becaue it's so WEIRDLY satisfying. It feels really creepy though S Just like, on the 'flaps' I'm a girl I found that scratching stroking it softly without using my nails makes the itch go away better but then I can't stop, I'm kinda freaking out shold I see a doctor?