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461. Screening for Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/DMDPeSf_nEUM-HrVrX6c7U
     June 20, 2017 - no direct evidence addressing the benefits of screening for obesity in children and adolescents to improve

462. Recommendation: Oral Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/oral-cancer-screening
     November 15, 2013 - Toluidine blue was not found to significantly improve screening for premalignant or malignant lesions … , did not affect the incidence of oral cancer, and did not improve outcomes (1 study).

463. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Chlamydial Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary14/chlamydial-infection-screening-2007
     June 15, 2007 - There are large gaps in the evidence regarding the ability of screening in men to improve health outcomes … is a significant evidence gap regarding the ability of screening in men for chlamydial infection to improve

464. Archived: Final Research Plan: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan6/high-blood-pressure-in-adults-screening-monitoring-october-2015
     September 15, 2013 - Does changing the measurement method from that used during the initial screening improve diagnostic accuracy

465. 6Jfgjyjsbmc48Mj2Uksahb (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/6jFgJYJSbMc48mj2uKsAhB
     October 01, 2014 - focuses on behavioral counseling that encourages healthy eating and physical activity behaviors to improve … intervention group also had decreases in blood pressure and lipid measures after 6 months; however, the improve

466. Update on the Methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Estimating Certainty and Magnitude of Net Benefit (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/4y3P9DxovKMEjNmVd2mrPp
     December 01, 2007 - answer for every preventive service is whether evidence sug- gests that provision of the service would improve … answer a simple ques- tion important to the primary care setting: Does screening for a certain condition improve

467. Screening for Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/nnkwqkX-Nk6v3gsphVATUD
     September 01, 2002 - The benefits of screening improve substantially in older women because osteoporosis is both more prevalent … The USPSTF found at least fair evidence that [the service] can improve health outcomes but concludes

468. Archived: Chlamydial Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chlamydial-infection-screening-2007
     June 15, 2007 - asymptomatic, untreated infections in men provide a reservoir of infection that may make it difficult to improve … It is not known whether screening programs for men improve health outcomes in women.

469. Archived: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/colorectal-cancer-screening-2002
     June 13, 2002 - FOBT and Sigmoidoscopy  Combining FOBT and periodic sigmoidoscopy has been advocated to improve the … additional cancers or large polyps per 1,000 patients compared to FOBT alone. 3 Adding FOBT did not improve

470. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Hepatitis C: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review49/hepatitis-c-screening-2013
     November 15, 2012 - Identification of hepatitis C virus (HCV)–infected persons through screening could lead to interventions that improve … stages of disease, before they develop serious or irreversible liver damage, and lead to treatments to improve … Although the USPSTF found that screening tests are accurate and that antiviral treatments improve viremia

471. Archived: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/falls-prevention-in-older-adults-interventions-2018
     April 17, 2018 - Reducing the incidence of falls would also improve the socialization and functioning of older adults … that multifactorial interventions reduced the number of falls, these interventions did not appear to improve … Exercise and physical therapy may improve strength and balance and therefore may result in fewer falls

472. Screening for Genital Herpes - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/_7ajXPWanAmoL_YtR72qFo
     March 01, 2005 - The USPSTF found at least fair evidence that [the service] can improve health outcomes but concludes

473. Archived: Hepatitis C: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hepatitis-c-screening-2013
     June 15, 2013 - of chronic HCV infection, a lack of direct evidence showing that screening or antiviral treatments improve

474. Archived: Final Research Plan: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan11/brca-related-cancer-risk-assessment-genetic-counseling-and-genetic-testing-2013
     December 15, 2012 - Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print archived Final Research Plan BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing December 15, 2012 Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independe…

475. Archived: Evidence Summary: Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) in Adults: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/diabetes-mellitus-type-2-in-adults-screening-2003
     February 03, 2003 - We examine here the extent to which earlier application of available treatments for diabetes would improve … Do Diagnosis and Treatment of Impaired Fasting Glucose or Impaired Glucose Tolerance Improve Health Outcomes … Direct evidence shows that many of these interventions improve health outcomes when initiated after clinical … Quality of life in type 2 diabetic patients is affected by complications but not by intensive policies to improve … intermediate outcome of developing diabetes, but the critical question is the extent to which they improve

476. Update on the Methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Estimating Certainty and Magnitude of Net Benefit (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/benefit.pdf
     December 01, 2007 - answer for every preventive service is whether evidence sug- gests that provision of the service would improve … answer a simple ques- tion important to the primary care setting: Does screening for a certain condition improve

477. Current Processes of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Refining Evidence-Based Recommendation Development (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/currprocess.pdf
     July 01, 2007 - The purpose of this refinement is to continually improve the methods of evidence-based review, to maintain … ganizations, such as professional societies, and on policy- makers to use the USPSTF recommendations to improve

478. Testimony for the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Hearing (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/tfcongresstestimony%20(3).pdf
     November 30, 2016 - 1984, under the Reagan administration, as an independent, nonpartisan, expert panel that seeks to improve … 1984, under the Reagan administration, as an independent, nonpartisan, expert panel that seeks to improve

479. 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 - primary care-feasible screening tools may accurately identify depressed adolescents and treatment can improve … Among Screen-Detected Children and Adolescents Identified in Primary Care or Comparable Populations Improve … Does screening for depression among children and adolescents in the primary care setting improve health … among screen-detected children and adolescents identified in primary care or comparable populations improve … KQ KQ1: Does screening for depression among children and adolescents in the primary care setting improve

480. Aspirin or Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs for the Primary Prevention of Colorectal Cancer (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/c-7ARQE9RuXKjjpeLABkaH
     March 01, 2007 - The USPSTF found at least fair evidence that [the service] can improve health outcomes but concludes