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281. Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
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     include older age, male sex, hypertension, smoking, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes mellitus, and heart disease … including screening for hypertension, screening for dyslipidemia, the use of nontraditional coronary heart disease … addition, the USPSTF recommends the use of aspirin for persons at increased risk for cardiovascular disease

282. Immunizations for Children | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 01, 2019 - Release Date: January 1996 The USPSTF recognizes the importance of immunizations in primary disease … The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP

283. Prevention of Dental Caries in Preschool Children - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2004 - The USPSTF found no validated risk-assessment tools or algorithms for assessing dental disease risk by … among preschool children based on the USPSTF’s examination of evidence specific to dental disease in … Clinical Considerations • Dental disease is prevalent among young children, particularly those from … Therefore, they are in a unique position to address dental disease in these children. … Washington, DC: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; 1996. 2.

284. Archived: Final Research Plan: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 15, 2013 - Abbreviations: ABPM = ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; BP = blood pressure; CHD = coronary heart disease … ; CVD = cardiovascular disease; HF = heart failure; ESKD = end-stage kidney disease; HBPM = home blood … diet-, exercise-, or drug-induced blood pressure changes; measurement of blood pressure as part of a disease … blood pressure, and highly selected groups of patients (e.g., patients with diabetes, chronic kidney disease … composite measures are eligible if they do not contain excluded outcomes End-stage kidney disease

285. Screening for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2008 - (for example, coronary artery disease, stroke, and peripheral artery disease). … , accounting for 44% of new cases of end-stage renal disease. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … The Long-Term Intervention with Pravastatin in Ischaemic Disease (LIPID) Study Group. … Elevated risk of cardiovascular disease prior to clinical diagnosis of type 2 diabetes.

286. Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events: An Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2009 - Force Tracy Wolff, MD, MPH; Therese Miller, DrPH; and Stephen Ko, MD, MPH Background: Coronary heart disease … and cerebrovascular disease are leading causes of death in the United States. … litera- ture search in PubMed by using the Medical Subject Heading terms aspirin and cardiovascular diseases … aspirin for the primary prevention of CVD events (KQ2), we used the terms aspirin, cardio- vascular diseases … ; CVD � cardiovascular disease; GI � gastrointestinal; KQ � key question.

287. Archived: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - offered to all persons at increased risk for infection: those seeking treatment for sexually transmitted diseases … offered to all persons at increased risk for infection: those seeking treatment for sexually transmitted diseases … Seropositive persons should be evaluated for severity of immune dysfunction and screened for other infectious diseases … National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of HIV/AIDS. … Childhood immunizations, vaccine-preventable diseases and infection with immunodeficiency virus.

288. Behavioral Counseling Interventions for Healthy Weight and Weight Gain in Pregnancy (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2021 - behavioral counseling interventions to promote a healthy diet and physical activity for cardiovascular disease … behavioral counseling interventions to promote a healthy diet and physical activity for cardiovascular disease … www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/healthful-diet-and-physical-activity-for-cardiovascular-disease-prevention-in-adults-without-known-risk-factors-behavioral-counseling

289. Our Partners | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 01, 2022 - Association (NHMA) National Medical Association (NMA)/Cobb Institute Federal Partners Centers for Disease … Minority Health (OMH) Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Center for Health Promotion and Disease … NCI) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of Disease

290. Integrating Evidence-Based Clinical and Community Strategies to Improve Health (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - Burden of disease, preventability, and research and able 1. … alignant neoplasm 200.9 erebrovascular disease 60.9 hronic lower respiratory tract disease 44.3 nintentional … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Community Guide. Obesity, 2006.

291. Archived: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 15, 2013 - , and disease transmission. … , and disease transmission. … resource-poor setting with high rates of tuberculosis, malnutrition, and co-infection with tropical diseases … The Infectious Diseases Society of America recommends routine HIV screening for all sexually active adults … policy: the path forward--a joint position paper of the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases

292. Archived: Published Comment and Response: Do Lipid-Lowering Agents Provide a Greater Reduction in Cardiovascular Events among Patients with Diabetes?: Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 15, 2008 - secondary prevention trials, which showed that lipid treatment reduced the incidence of coronary heart disease … However, the USPSTF encourages clinicians to perform a global cardiovascular disease risk assessment … to determine a person's 10-year cardiovascular disease risk 2 and to screen for type 2 diabetes if knowledge … Calculate Your Risk of Coronary Heart Disease.

293. Final Research Plan: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 02, 2021 - to select populations requiring specialized prenatal care (e.g., persons with HIV, hepatitis, renal disease … hypertensive disorders of pregnancy Secondary evaluations and tests used to confirm diagnosis or assess disease … severity Prognostic evaluation used to inform disease management Comparisons Usual care … population cohort studies, nested case-control studies) Studies that do not represent the spectrum of disease

294. Let’s Talk About It: Discussion Guides | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 01, 2024 - con la PrEP  (PDF File, 364 KB; PDF Help ) Let’s Talk About It: Starting Aspirin to Prevent Heart Disease … Stroke This guide is a companion to the Task Force recommendation on Aspirin to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease … Let’s Talk About It: Starting Aspirin to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke (PDF File, 187 KB; PDF Help

295. Archived: Evidence Summary: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening, 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 05, 2005 - Public Health Service and the Infectious Diseases Society of America.  … Sponsored by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). June 2004. … Clinical Infectious Diseases  2001;32:794-800. 248. … Journal of Infectious Diseases  1996;173:857-62. 250. Breiman RF, Keller DW, Phelan MA, et al. … Journal of Infectious Diseases  2003;188:571-7. 254.

296. Screening for Bladder Cancer: A Brief Evidence Update (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2004 - United States during 2004 (about 44,640 men and 15,600 women), and about 12,710 people will die of the disease … Among 7 men with well-differentiated tumors, none progressed to muscle-invasive disease after 7 years … Does treatment of early-stage bladder cancer reduce morbidity and mortality from this disease? … Washington, DC: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; 1996. 2. U.S. … Atlanta, GA: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and

297. Final Research Plan: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 14, 2019 - Appropriate interventions depend on disease stage. … mortality, cirrhosis, extrahepatic manifestations of HBV, hepatocellular cancer, quality of life, and disease … virus (HBV) infection in asymptomatic, nonpregnant adolescents and adults on morbidity, mortality, and disease … Included Excluded Definition of Disease Chronic HBV infection, defined as detectable HBsAg … settings serving persons who inject drugs, men who have sex with men, or persons with sexually transmitted diseases

298. Screening for Oral Cancer (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2013 - Facts About Oral Cancer Oral cancers are an uncommon but serious disease. … develop cancers of the lip, mouth, and upper throat, and more than 7,800 people will die from these diseases … These services can keep you healthy and prevent disease. … The recommendations apply to people with no signs or symptoms of the disease being discussed. … Click Here to Learn More About Oral Cancers Oral Cancer (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

299. Archived: Tobacco Use in Adults and Pregnant Women: Counseling and Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 15, 2009 - Tobacco use results in more than 400,000 deaths annually from cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease … , and lung disease. … Counseling and Interventions to Prevent Tobacco Use and Tobacco-Caused Disease in Adults and Pregnant … Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Counseling to prevent tobacco use and tobacco-caused disease: recommendation statement.

300. Screening for Colorectal Cancer (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2021 - colorectal cancer (ie, no prior diagnosis of colorectal cancer, adenomatous polyps, or inflammatory bowel disease … The USPSTF has made recommendations on aspirin use to prevent cardiovascular disease and colorectal cancer … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-and-cancer