With high number of young people taking up IT jobs and facing stressful life affecting their quality of life; there is a high degree of necessity to find the tools which can reduce stress levels among them. Yoga may be regarded as one such tool. Suryanamaskar a form of yogic exercise is well-known, but there are very few evidence-based studies in the past on the effects of suryanamaskar on stress. Hence present study was undertaken to assess the effects of suryanamaskar on professional stress by measuring it using Professional Life Stress Scale (PLSS) before and after the intervention of 30 days of suryanamaskar. It was noticed that, the stress score was reduced significantly from problematic to moderate level after the intervention. Suryanamaskar may be a useful tool, to be practiced on a daily basis, especially in the IT industry, which can help to alleviate stress, raise the quality of life of employees and thus productivity. However, detailed studies employing larger sample size and advanced methods are recommended to understand the scope of suryanamaskar further.

COVID 19 has emerged as a global pandemic with high morbidity and mortality. Continuous research and understanding of the disease has led to formulation of various guidelines for the patient management. Fibrinogen plays an essential role in pathology, both as an acute phase reactant and a procoagulant. Baseline and the monitoring of the levels may help in prediction of the prothrombotic or the pro hemorrhagic states. And hence, the interpretation of fibrinogen along with clinical picture, d dimers and coagulation parameters may help in better judgement of the patient situation.

Garment industry employs most of unskilled labour, it demands physical performance of the employees. There is a need to find tools which can enhance the muscle performance and overall health of the employees. Hence, the present study was undertaken to study the effect of regular practice of pranayama on muscle performance. Muscle performance was measured as hand grip strength in terms of Maximum Voluntary Contraction (MVC) and Time to Fatigue at 30% of MVC on day 0 and day 30 of pranayama intervention. After analysing the data statistically, it was found that MVC was significantly (p<0.02) better in Post-Pranayama recording (159.42±18.25) compared to Pre-Pranayama recording (153.7±20.26). Time to fatigue at 30% MVC too was significantly higher during Post-Pranayama session (210.22±18.651) than Pre-Pranayama session (189.58±25.05). Effectiveness of pranayama on muscle performance was evidenced in this study.