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61. Clinical Summary: Screening for HIV Infection (pdf file)
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    Most new diagnoses of HIV infection are attributed to male-to-male sexual contact; injection drug use … recommend testing for HIV infection with an antigen/antibody immunoassay approved by the US Food and Drug … persons who engage in behaviors that may convey an increased risk of HIV infection, such as injection drug

62. Archived: Evidence Summary: NSAIDs: Aspirin/NSAIDs for Prevention of Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-nsaids/aspirin-nsaids-for-prevention-of-colorectal-cancer-preventive-medication-2007
    March 15, 2007 - Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug (NSAID) Chemoprevention of Colonic Adenomas: Included Randomized, … Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use and protection against colorectal cancer in women. … Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 1998;7:99-106. [PMID: 15073733] 50. … Food and Drug Administration. … Arthritis & Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee Briefing Package.

63. Archived: Aspirin/NSAIDs for Prevention of Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/aspirin-nsaids-for-prevention-of-colorectal-cancer-preventive-medication-2007
    March 15, 2007 - Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use and protection against colorectal cancer in women. … Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 1998;7:99-106. … Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug use and reduced risk of large bowel carcinoma.

64. Final Research Plan: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    March 14, 2019 - interest for Key Questions 4, 5, and 6 include those defined by age, race/ethnicity, sex, injection drug … of antiviral medications Withdrawals due to adverse events Serious adverse events KQ 4: Drug … Food and Drug Administration; HBeAg = hepatitis B e-antigen; HBsAg = hepatitis B surface antigen; HBV … In addition, the USPSTF added injection drug use status and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis as subgroup

65. Screening for Osteoporosis: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2012 - tests in predicting fractures, the harms of screening for osteoporosis, and the benefits and harms of drug … Because of the lack of relevant studies, the USPSTF found inadequate evidence that drug therapies reduce … Harms of drug therapies for osteoporosis depend on the specific med- ication used. … Cli- nicians should educate patients on how to use drug thera- pies to minimize adverse effects. … Drug therapies include bisphosphonates, parathyroid hormone, raloxifene, estrogen, and calcitonin.

66. Archived: Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening, 2014 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    June 18, 2014 - sub-Saharan Africa and southeast and central Asia HIV-positive persons Injection drug … Food and Drug Administration–approved hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) test followed by a licensed … alanine aminotransferase levels; the presence of HBeAg, coinfection, and cirrhosis; and the choice of drug … Food and Drug Administration and are generally not used as first-line treatment because tolerability, … High prevalence of occult hepatitis B in Baltimore injection drug users.

67. Ninth Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2019 - Illicit Drug Use, Including Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drug Use in Adolescents and Adults: Screening … Illicit Drug Use, Including Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs: Screening by Asking About Drug Use … use, frequency of drug use, or risks related to drug use. … National Institute on Drug Abuse. … National Institute on Drug Abuse.

68. Draft Recommendation: Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    August 05, 2025 - instruments have been developed specifically for adolescent populations such as the National Institute on Drug … adolescents should consider the following: Potential Preventable Burden In a 2023 National Survey on Drug … 17 Other Related USPSTF Recommendations USPSTF recommendations include screening for unhealthy drug … Screening for unhealthy drug use: US Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. … Primary care-based interventions to prevent illicit drug use in children, adolescents, and young adults

69. Ztmgupsekcuuupvpegum45 (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2013 - The most important risk factor for HCV infection is past or current injection drug use, with most studies … use, sex with an injection drug user, or blood trans- fusion before 1992), anti-HCV antibody testing … In contrast, 60% of new HCV infections occur in persons who report injection drug use within the past … use, sex with an injection drug user, and receipt of blood transfusion before 1992. … Food and Drug Administration drug approval.

70. Archived: Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    January 01, 1996 - 1990, heterosexual activity accounted for 27% of cases, homosexual activity for 11%, and injection drug … inner-city pregnant women, those who presented for delivery without prenatal care, with a positive drug … screen, or with a past history of any illicit drug use were at increased risk for HbsAg positivity. … 18 For example, those with no prenatal care and positive urine drug screens were 29 times more likely … of patients have no identifiable risk factors 6 and because high-risk individuals (e.g., injection drug

71. Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2020 - and older than 79 years who are at high risk for infection (eg, those with past or current injection drug … Periodically screen persons with continued risk for HCV infection (eg, persons with past or current injection drug

72. Evidence for the Reaffirmation of the USPSTF Recommendaiton on Screening for High Blood Pressure (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2007 - reviewers extracted data from studies on the harms of early treatment, including adverse effects of drug … Serious AEs were uncommon (2%–3%), and 2 of the 3 reported were probably not related to the drug. … These studies compared out- comes from treatment of one type of drug versus another type of drug or placebo … Serious adverse effects were uncommon, and 2 of the 3 reported events were probably not related to the drug … The amlodipine group experienced symptoms commonly asso- ciated with the drug, including ankle swelling

73. Archived: Evidence Summary: Blood Pressure in Adults (Hypertension): Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary15/blood-pressure-in-adults-hypertension-screening-2007
    October 15, 2007 - reviewers extracted data from studies on the harms of early treatment, including adverse effects of drug … These studies compared outcomes from treatment of one type of drug versus another type of drug or placebo … Serious adverse effects were uncommon, and 2 of the 3 reported events were probably not related to the drug … The amlodipine group experienced symptoms commonly associated with the drug, including ankle swelling … Serious AEs were uncommon (2%-3%), and 2 of the 3 reported were probably not related to the drug.

74. Clinical Summary: Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures (pdf file)
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    Treatments The US Food and Drug Administration has approved multiple drug therapies to reduce osteoporotic

75. Recommendation: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    June 11, 2019 - Most new diagnoses of HIV infection are attributed to male-to-male sexual contact; injection drug use … recommend testing for HIV infection with an antigen/antibody immunoassay approved by the US Food and Drug … persons who engage in behaviors that may convey an increased risk of HIV infection, such as injection drug … and Early Treatment The USPSTF found adequate evidence that individual antiretroviral drugs, ART drug … use, and 4% to both male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use. 2 Among female individuals

76. Final Research Plan: Prevention of Acquisition of HIV: Preexposure Prophylaxis | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    January 13, 2022 - renal dysfunction, adverse effects on bone, pregnancy-related outcomes, infection with antiretroviral drug-resistant … What is the risk of infection with antiretroviral drug–resistant HIV in persons using PrEP, and what … is the effect of infection with PrEP-related, antiretroviral drug–resistant HIV on treatment outcomes

77. Archived: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-screening-2013
    April 15, 2013 - Grade: A Risk Assessment Men who have sex with men and active injection drug users are at very … and Early Intervention The USPSTF found convincing evidence that individual antiretroviral drugs, drug … infection, 74% of infections are attributed to heterosexual contact and the remainder to injection drug … the basis of HIV prevalence data, the USPSTF considers men who have sex with men and active injection drug … users; exchanging sex for drugs or money; or engaging in injection drug use.

78. Clinical Summary: Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women (pdf file)
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    Assessment In the United States, new cases of HBV among adults are largely transmitted through injection drug … with unknown HBsAg status or with new or continuing risk factors for HBV infection (eg, injection drug

79. Archived: Hypertension: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    January 01, 1996 - The decision to begin drug therapy may include consideration of the level of blood pressure elevation … The effects of drug treatment for hypertension on morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease … Recent evidence on drug therapy of mild to moderate hypertension and decreased risk of coronary heart … Drug treatment of hypertension in the elderly: a meta-analysis. … Effect of drug and diet treatment of mild hypertension on diastolic blood pressure.

80. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Lipid Disorders in Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary34/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening-2007
    July 15, 2007 - Trials of drug therapy in children with heterozygous FH or FCH are included because drug treatment trials … No studies evaluated drug interventions in children without monogenic dyslipidemia. … Drug treatment. … All subjects declared preference for this drug over cholestyramine. … Good quality studies with fair external validity for drug therapy.