Surgical Management of Spinal Tuberculosis - A Retrospective Observational Study from a Tertiary Care Center in Karnataka.

Context: Tuberculosis (TB) is a common infectious disorder in developing countries. A significant load of patients with extrapulmonary TB are diagnosed in our institute, mostly involving the spine.

Aim: We aimed to present our experience in the surgical management of spinal TB.

Meteorological parameters and pollutants on asthma exacerbation in Bangalore, India - an ecological retrospective time-series study.

Background: Literature has shown a significant association between asthma exacerbations and pollutant levels during that time. There is very limited evidence in India, especially Bangalore, for impacts of meteorological changes and pollution on asthma hospital admissions in adults. The objective was to study the impact of air pollution and meteorological parameters on asthma exacerbation in Bangalore.

Music versus lifestyle on the autonomic nervous system of prehypertensives and hypertensives--a randomized control trial.

Objectives: Ragas of Indian music are said to be beneficial in normalizing blood pressure (BP). The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of passive listening to relaxing raga on the autonomic functions of hypertensives and prehypertensives and provide scientific evidence.

Methods: Ethical clearance was obtained from the institutional review board.

Combination of music with lifestyle modification versus lifestyle modification alone on blood pressure reduction - A randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To evaluate the change in blood pressure (BP) after 3 months of music intervention combined with lifestyle modifications, in comparison with conventional lifestyle modifications.

Methods: A Prospective randomized control trial was conducted on hundred prehypertensives or stage I hypertensives who were randomly divided into two groups (n = 50 each). Both the groups were given lifestyle modifications while one had added music intervention (raga bhimpalas) for 3 months.

Heart rate variability changes in business process outsourcing employees working in shifts.

Background And Objectives: Irregular and poor quality sleep is common in business process outsourcing (BPO) employees due to continuous shift working. The influence of this on the cardiac autonomic activity was investigated by the spectral analysis of heart rate variability (HRV).

Methods: 36 night shift BPO employees (working from 22:00 to 06:00h) and 36 age and sex matched day shift BPO employees (working from 08:00 to 16:00h) were recruited for the study.