Merv Mandelbaum, Author at PURSUIT

Why You Should Be Lifting Weights

January 15, 2015 by Merv Mandelbaum

110816-N-HM829-006 ARABIAN SEA (Aug. 16, 2011) Aviation Survival Equipmentman Airman Rashard C. Lovelace lifts weights in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility on its first operational deployment conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman K. Cecelia Engrums/Released)

So, starting on that New Year’s resolution, huh? Well, to really maximize your gains, aerobic exercise just won’t cut it. It’s time to start pumping iron. A study published in Obesity has found that men who did twenty minutes of daily weight training had less of an increase in age-related … Read More

Hypertension Risk Increases by Major Roadways

January 13, 2015 by Merv Mandelbaum

Live near the highway? Well, it’s time to get your blood pressure checked. A study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association has found that people living within a scant 100 metres of a major roadway have a 22% increased risk for high blood pressure. 5,401 people participated … Read More

Introverts are Judgemental at Work

January 12, 2015 by Merv Mandelbaum

Find all your extroverted peer’s performances at work bad? Well, you just might be an introvert. A study published in the Academy of Management Journal has found that introverts are more likely to judge their extraverted co-workers performance badly, even if there is no reason to do so. Researchers had … Read More

49% of Patients Withhold Clinically Sensitive Information

January 11, 2015 by Merv Mandelbaum

The growth of digital records is a major trend in healthcare (despite the bungled rollouts), but do patients trust digital medical records? Turns out, not quite—and this might have ramifications for their health. A study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine has found that, when patients have control … Read More