Effects of the laying on of hands on anxiety, stress and autonomic response of employees in a hospital: A double-blind randomized controlled trial.

Unlabelled: Mental and behavioral disorders result in increased absenteeism and abandonment of work. The objective of this study was to evaluate the anxiety, stress, depression, negative and positive affects, and hematological and autonomic responses of employees in a public hospital exposed to laying on of hands with (LHS) or without Spiritual connection (control-LHW).

Methodology: Eighty-four employees with anxiety/stress were enrolled and randomly allocated into two groups of intervention LHS by Spiritist "passe" and control-LHW by volunteers with healing intent.

Incidence of congenital hypothyroidism in the city of Uberaba/Minas Gerais and etiological evaluation of the affected subjects.

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the incidence and etiology of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) in Uberaba, MG.

Subjects And Methods: From 2001 to 2010, by reviewing patient files from a public reference outpatient unit. The screening program covered 88% of live-born children.