ABSTRACT
Thirty three normal male and forty two normal female subjects, of average age of 18.5 years, underwent six weeks course in 'Pranayam' and their ventilatory lung functions were studied before and after this practice. They had improved ventilatory functions in the form of lowered respiratory rate (RR), and increases in the forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume at the end of 1st second (FEV1%), maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV), peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR-lit/sec), and prolongation of breath holding time.
Subject(s)
Adolescent , Adult , Female , Forced Expiratory Volume , Humans , Male , Peak Expiratory Flow Rate , Respiration/physiology , Vital Capacity , YogaABSTRACT
Ascorbic acid, 30 mg/kg/day, fed for 20 days did not significantly change either total cholesterol or high density lipoprotein cholesterol of plasma of 27 male medical college students of age varying between 17 and 20 years.
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Adolescent , Adult , Arteriosclerosis/blood , Ascorbic Acid/pharmacology , Cholesterol/blood , Cholesterol, HDL , Humans , Lipoproteins, HDL/blood , MaleABSTRACT
Effects of intra-amniotic instillation of hypertonic saline and prostaglandin F2 alpha for medical termination of pregnancy were studied. Fibrinolytic activity significantly increased at 4 hr and 24 hr after hypertonic saline but only at 24 hrs after prostaglandin. There was no significant change in prothrombin time after hypertonic saline but significant increase was observed after prostaglandin. In both the cases serum sodium level did not show any significant change. Serum potassium level significantly decreased at 24 hrs after hypertonic saline but no change was observed after prostaglandin.