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121. Archived: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/gestational-diabetes-mellitus-screening-january-2014
     January 14, 2014 - GDM is diagnosed if 1 glucose value falls at or above the specified glucose threshold. … Gestational diabetes is diagnosed if 1 glucose value falls at or above the specified glucose threshold … Other Approaches to Prevention Most pregnant women should be encouraged to attain moderate gestational … to 15 years postpartum. 2 Screening for gestational diabetes may have important implications in the prevention … Macrosomia can be diagnosed before delivery, possibly allowing for the prevention of negative downstream

122. Archived: Osteoporosis: Screening 2011 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 15, 2011 - Other Approaches to Prevention The USPSTF has updated its evidence review on falls prevention in older … Drug therapies for osteoporosis can be for primary prevention (prevention of an osteoporotic fracture … in patients with low BMD who have no previous fractures) or secondary prevention (prevention of an osteoporotic … There are no primary prevention trials of bisphosphonates in men and only 2 secondary prevention trials … Clinician's Guide to Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis.

123. Archived: Osteoporosis: Screening, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 17, 2002 - white or Asian ethnicity, history of fracture, family history of osteoporotic fracture, history of falls … Washington, DC: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; 1996. 2. … Prevention of bone loss with alendronate in postmenopausal women under 60 years of age. … Alendronate Osteoporosis Prevention Study Group. Ann Intern Med 1998:253-61. 24. … Physician's guide to prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. Washington, DC: NOF; 1999.

124. Archived: Evidence Summary: Osteoporosis: Screening 2011 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary6/osteoporosis-screening-2011
     July 06, 2010 - Primary Prevention Trials in Men> The only primary prevention trial for men evaluated the effects … Consideration of vision, physical function, risk for falls, and secondary causes of osteoporosis, for … 200 Age, sex, femoral neck BMD, body weight, history of fractures at age >50 y, history of falls … cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, asthma, tricyclic antidepressants, corticosteroids, history of falls … Did not meet definition of primary prevention: 16.

125. Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: A Systematic Evidence Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     February 11, 2025 - factor for osteoporosis and conducted DXA, vertebral fracture assess- ment, blood chemistry analyses, falls … y or older at high baseline fracture risk; extensive screening battery (imaging, laboratory values, falls … y or older at high baseline fracture risk and extensive screening (imaging, laboratory assessment, falls … Preventing falls is addressed by a separate USPSTF recommendation.216 This review did not address DXA … Interventions to prevent falls in community- dwelling older adults: US Preventive Services Task Force

126. Archived: Evidence Summary: Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 26, 2014 - inactivity, diabetes, and existing CVD disease) or for other purposes (such as disease management and falls … or disability prevention). … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). … Diabetes Prevention Project. … Multiple risk factor interventions for primary prevention of coronary heart disease.

127. Screening for Cervical Cancer - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - Despite falling incidence, cervical cancer remains the tenth leading cause of cancer death.10 The Healthy … Washington, DC: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; 1996. 2. … Lieu, MD, MPH (Associate Professor, Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Pilgrim Health

128. Archived: Coronary Heart Disease: Screening Using Non-Traditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 15, 2009 - reduction in CAC scores. 33 , 34 hs-CRP Level JUPITER (Justification for the Use of Statins in Prevention … ." 38 A joint statement by the American Heart Association and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … , at the discretion of the physician, may help direct further evaluation and therapy in the primary prevention … [PMID: 16531614] Lonn E, Yusuf S, Arnold MJ, Sheridan P, Pogue J, Micks M, et al; Heart Outcomes Prevention … Rosuvastatin in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease among patients with low levels of low-density

129. Screening for Osteoporosis: An Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2010 - Prevention trials are lacking in men. … 0.78; hip fracture, 0.65–0.81 0.76–0.84 Minimum data set (41) 1 1427§ at age �50 y, history of falls … cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, asthma, tricyclic antidepressants, corticosteroids, history of falls … Primary Prevention Trials in Men The only primary prevention trial for men evaluated the effects of … Consideration of vision, physical function, risk for falls, and secondary causes of osteoporosis, for

130. Final Research Plan: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 04, 2020 - to drive and driving outcomes; other measures of morbidity; mortality; cognition; harms, including falls

131. Screening for Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2002 - white or Asian ethnicity, history of fracture, family history of osteoporotic fracture, history of falls … Washington, DC: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; 1996. 2. … Prevention of bone loss with alendronate in postmenopausal women under 60 years of age. … Alendronate Osteoporosis Prevention Study Group. Ann Intern Med. 1998:253-261. 24. … Physician’s Guide to Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis. Washington, DC: NOF; 1999.

132. Archived: Evidence Summary: Osteoporosis: Screening, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/osteoporosis-screening-2002
     September 17, 2002 - risk factors, such as psychomotor impairment, poor gait, and other factors that increase the risk for falling … effect on hip fracture rates among women 80 years of age or older who had one or more risk factors for falls … Consensus statement on prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. … Predictors for falls and fractures in the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam. … I Good: bisphosphonate trials indicate fracture prevention.

133. 4Z Bygyyfkv5Uru6Fjx8Pb (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2014 - GDM is diagnosed if 1 glucose value falls at or above the specified glucose threshold. … Gestational diabetes mellitus is diagnosed if 1 glucose value falls at or above the specified glucose … Other Approaches to Prevention Most pregnant women should be encouraged to attain moderate gestational … Screening for gestational diabetes may have important implications in the prevention of overt type 2 … Macrosomia can be diagnosed before de- livery, possibly allowing for the prevention of negative downstream

134. Archived: Dementia in Older Adults: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/dementia-older-adults-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - wandering, incontinence, adverse drug reactions, poor personal hygiene, and unintentional injuries (falls … Patients are at increased risk of falls and automobile accidents as dementia progresses. 63 Effective … interventions to prevent falls or accidents in patients with dementia have not been determined, however

135. Archived: Evidence Summary: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary1/osteoporosis-screening-june-2018
     June 26, 2018 - The Screening for Osteoporosis in Older Women for the Prevention of Fracture (SCOOP) trial randomized … The prevention of early postmenopausal bone loss by cyclical etidronate therapy: a 2-year, double-blind … Denosumab for prevention of fractures in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. … 1 69 (n = 765) 0.69 (0.64-0.73) FRISK 70 Age, weight, height, prior fracture, prior falls … c Adjusted for age, falls, and fracture history. d Adjusted for age.

136. First Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Role of the USPSTF in Clinical Prevention ........................................................... … Established in 1984 by Congress, the USPSTF is an independent panel of nonfederal experts in prevention … The work of the CPSTF is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Additionally, this year the USPSTF published four other draft recommendations for public comment (Falls … in Adults Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum Prevention of Falls in Older Adults

137. Screening for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2002 - risk factors, such as psychomotor impairment, poor gait, and other factors that increase the risk for falling … effect on hip fracture rates among women 80 years of age or older who had one or more risk factors for falls … Osteoporosis: Clinical Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment. … Predictors for falls and fractures in the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam. … Physician’s Guide to Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis.

138. Final Recommendation Statement: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 21, 2018 - Additional Approaches to Prevention The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Council … The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and the HIV Medicine … While this is a much higher coverage rate than that of many other cancer screening programs, it still falls … 93% of women aged 21 to 65 years. 21 Further, the burden of cervical cancer incidence and mortality falls … Practice Bulletin No. 168: cervical cancer screening and prevention.

139. Using Nontraditional Risk Factors in Coronary Heart Disease Risk Assessment: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2009 - currently under way to evaluate the strat- egy of treating elevated homocysteine levels for primary prevention … A joint statement by the American Heart Association and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … , at the discretion of the physician, may help direct further evaluation and therapy in the primary prevention … Lonn E, Yusuf S, Arnold MJ, Sheridan P, Pogue J, Micks M, et al; Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation … Rosuvastatin in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease among patients with low levels of low-density

140. Testimony for the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Hearing (pdf file)
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     November 30, 2016 - Since becoming a physician, it is this focus on prevention that has been the most gratifying for me. … This is the domain of prevention in the primary care setting: making recommendations for people without … But my focus on prevention is not limited to one type of cancer: I want to help Ruth prevent breast … many sub-specialists—often have the appearance of a financial or intellectual conflict in creating prevention … of the Task Force will continue to make it a trusted source for information about the science of prevention