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461. Archived: Folic Acid/Folate Prophylaxis to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/folic-acid-prevent-neural-tube-defects-preventive-medication-1996
     January 01, 1996 - 67 that used 0.36 mg of folic acid plus multivitamins daily suggests that lower doses may also be effective … It can also detect several other conditions, for some of which effective interventions exist. … adequately studied is a daily supplement of 4 mg, although some evidence suggests that lower dosages may be effective … Effective care in pregnancy and childbirth. Vol. 1: pregnancy.

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     December 01, 2014 - Identifica- tion of subgroups of patients for whom screening may be effective is a high priority. … substantial prevalence of asymptomatic infection, the availability of accurate screening tests and effective … existence of shared risk factors for gonococcal and chlamydial infections as well as the avail- ability of effective … Ac- curate screening tests and effective antibiotic treatments are available for chlamydia and gonorrhea

463. Archived: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/gestational-diabetes-mellitus-screening-2003
     February 01, 2003 - Even if screening and treatment are effective, the benefits of widespread screening as a means for preventing … Cost‐effectiveness In the absence of adequate evidence to determine whether selective or universal screening is effective

464. Archived: Intimate Partner Violence and Elderly Abuse: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 08, 2004 - Further research is required to identify screening tools that are valid in the general population and effective … (e.g., single or young mothers, low-income households, families with low birth-weight infants) were effective

465. Archived: Folic Acid to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 15, 2009 - In a setting in which food is fortified with folic acid, the effective amount of additional folic acid … prevent neural tube defects," particularly for adolescent, "sexually active women who do not plan to use effective

466. Archived: Depression in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/depression-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-2009
     March 15, 2009 - meta-analyses of efficacy among children and adolescents, analyzed separately, suggested that SSRIs were less effective … trial among adolescents (the Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study) and also was found to be effective

467. Archived: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening-2016
     April 05, 2016 - Interventions to prevent the initiation of tobacco use are an effective way to prevent exposure to cigarette … the majority of COPD cases result from exposure to cigarette smoke and other toxic fumes, the most effective

468. Archived: Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) in Adults: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 04, 2003 - The USPSTF concluded that, although retinal photocoagulation is effective in reducing the incidence of … taking ARBs compared with placebo. 32 , 33 Evidence is mixed as to whether ACE inhibitors are more effective … Effective postponement of diabetic nephropathy with enalapril in normotensive type 2 diabetic patients

469. Archived: Skin Cancer: Screening and Behavioral Counseling, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - both UVA and visible light, which are not blocked by many currently available sunscreens, were highly effective … There is thus weak evidence that screening by primary clinicians is effective in improving clinical outcome … Wavelengths effective in induction of malignant melanoma.

470. Final Recommendation Statement: Skin Cancer Prevention: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 20, 2018 - Counseling Interventions to Change Behavior Many counseling interventions were found to be moderately effective … in modifying sun protection behaviors among children, adolescents, and young adults but less effective … intervention among young female adults noted a significant improvement compared with the control group. 24 Effective

471. Prevention of Dental Caries in Children From Birth Through Age 5 Years: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 - not.8,9 A risk-based approach to fluoride varnish appli- cation will miss opportunities to provide an effective … Services Task Force recommended fluo- ridation of community water sources based on strong evidence of effective … Risk Assessment No studies assessed the effective- ness of the use of formal risk as- sessment tools

472. Archived: Osteoporosis: Screening 2011 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 15, 2011 - fracture prevention in men at high risk for fractures could help to assess whether these drugs are effective … Treatments that have been proven effective in women cannot necessarily be presumed to have similar effectiveness … Moreover, widespread screening programs may not be feasible or cost-effective in many countries 15 .

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     June 01, 2008 - Limited data from 2 cross-sectional studies did not provide good-quality, direct evidence of the effective … that targeted screening for type 2 diabetes among persons with hypertension may be relatively cost-effective … older persons benefitted more than younger persons (35, 47), and screening obese persons was more cost-effective … Results were somewhat less marked with metformin, which was still rel- atively cost-effective. … Lifestyle intervention to prevent diabetes in men and women with impaired glucose tolerance is cost-effective

474. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary23/diabetes-mellitus-type-2-in-adults-screening-2008
     June 15, 2008 - that targeted screening for type 2 diabetes among persons with hypertension may be relatively cost-effective … older persons benefitted more than younger persons 35 , 47 , and screening obese persons was more cost-effective … screening for glucose intolerance because strategies for reducing cholesterol and blood pressure are effective … Results were somewhat less marked with metformin, which was still relatively cost-effective. … Lifestyle intervention to prevent diabetes in men and women with impaired glucose tolerance is cost-effective

475. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Depression in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary21/depression-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-2009
     March 15, 2009 - data indicate that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, psychotherapy, and combined treatment are effective … For mass screening to be effective, it would be necessary for delivered treatments to be effective in … separately in a recent systematic review by Bridge et al 26 in 2007 suggested that overall, SSRIs were less effective … primary care, such as patient treatment preference or level of provider training needed for delivering effective … evidence from RCTs, including some effectiveness trials, have indicated that available treatments are effective

476. Archived: High Blood Pressure in Adults, Children, and Adolescents: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 01, 2003 - weight loss lowered blood pressure. 25 Evidence has also shown moderate physical activity to be more effective … Evidence that [the service] is effective is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting and the balance

477. High-Priority Evidence Gaps For Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2016 - providing evidence-based recommendations about community prevention programs and policies that are effective … Screening should be implemented with adequate systems in place to ensure accurate diagnosis, effective … Screening should be implemented with adequate systems in place to ensure accurate diagnosis, effective … Screening should be implemented with adequate systems in place to ensure accurate diagnosis, effective … women Screening should be implemented with adequate systems in place to ensure accurate diagnosis, effective

478. doi:10.1016/S0749-3797(03)00122-3 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2003 - weight loss lowered blood pres- sure.25 Evidence has also shown moderate physical activity to be more effective … Evidence that [the service] is effective is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting and the balance

479. Behavioral Counseling to Promote Physical Activity and a Healthful Diet to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2010 - Almost all of the effective medium- to high-intensity interventions were delivered by specially trained … The effective high-intensity interventions should be studied for reproducibility, to de- termine whether … they would work in other populations and what intensity of intervention is effective in lower-risk populations … Is physical activity counseling effective for older people? … Diet and exercise are equally effective in reducing risk for cardiovascular disease.

480. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary39/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-2010
     January 15, 2010 - Comprehensive behavioral interventions of medium- to high-intensity were the most effective behavioral … had beneficial changes in BMI or percent overweight compared with controls. 18 , 38 , 39 In the 2 effective … In the third effective trial in which a non-BMI metric was used, 39 the intervention participants dropped … The adolescents in whom effective pharmacologic treatments have been studied are in the upper percentiles … Treatment approaches remain heterogeneous, and effective treatment trials should be replicated.