Stimulating Strolls: A machine that stimulates abdominal muscles can make regular exercise routines more effective, says a team of British researchers. People who took 30-minute walks five times per week for eight weeks while wearing an electrical muscle-stimulation device wound up with greater abdominal strength and smaller waist and hip measurements than those who walked without the device.
Docs Versus the Web: Patients with illness could actually worsen their condition by relying too much on the Internet for health advice, research suggests. Information on the web may lull some patients into a false sense of security, or may prompt them to make treatment choices that contradict their doctors' orders.
The Alcohol Connection: The more alcohol a woman consumes, the greater her risk of breast cancer, according to a major research review. A woman who drinks no alcohol at all has an 8.8% chance of developing breast cancer before she reaches 80, whereas women who consume two drinks a day raise the odds to 10.1%.
