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Background: Yoga is a physical, mental and spiritual practice that has been around since ages. With time, people have discovered a number of health benefits associated with yoga.Methods: This longitudinal interventional study intended to evaluate the effect of yoga intervention on physical health and various hematological parameters. Thirty five healthy individuals between the age group of 18 to 45 years participated in the study. After a written informed consent, the individuals underwent various types of yoga exercises for 90 days under supervision of professional yoga trainer. Impact on body mass index (BMI), pulse rate, blood pressure (BP), and various haematological parameters like hemoglobin percentage (Hb %), white blood cell (WBC) count, platelet count, were taken under consideration before and after training. Statistical analysis was performed using paired t-test.Results: Significant reduction in BMI, BP and rise in Hb % and platelet (p<0.05) was observed. However, although WBC count showed improvement, the difference was statistically non-significant. No adverse events were observed during the study period.Conclusions: The present study findings highlight the importance of yoga in improving physical health and hematological markers.
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Dengue is emerging as the most common monsoon related illness in India, particularly over the last few years. Objective: To study the clinical profile of confirmed dengue cases admitted at a tertiary care hospital and to identify the seasonal variation of the disease. This would help in effective control of dengue in the city. Methods: 765 patients who fulfilled World Health Organization (WHO) criteria and admitted in the medical indoor wards for dengue fever from January 2018 to December 2018 were selected for study. All data were entered in the Microsoft Excel worksheet and descriptive statistics were analyzed. Results: The maximum number of patients belonged to the age group 21-30 years (29.28%). It was found that more cases of Dengue occur in and around monsoon period with peak in October. The most common presentation apart from fever and bodyache were gastrointestinal symptoms. Total 103 (13.46%) patients had complications. Investigations revealed most of the complications occurred when platelet count went below 20,000 cells/mm 3. Conclusion: As most cases were reported during around monsoon period, continued and coordinated efforts should be made to control the transmitting vectors to prevent dengue outbreaks.