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301. Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer Prevention: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/skin-cancer-counseling
     March 20, 2018 - Intervention can increase skin self-examination in adults but may lead to increased skin procedures without … What are the harms of counseling interventions for skin cancer prevention (eg, increased time in the … The body of evidence on the effect of behavioral interventions has increased substantially since the … Increased sunscreen use was associated with increased sunburns in cross-sectional studies, 67 , 68 suggesting … Intervention can increase skin self-examination in adults but may lead to increased skin procedures

302. Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Vitamin D and Calcium to Prevent Falls and Fractures in Older Adults (pdf file)
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     January 21, 2025 - these supplements provide no benefit in preventing falls or fractures and can lead to harms like an increased … osteoporosis in women and structured exercise programs to prevent falls in older adults who are at increased

303. Recommendation: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/statin-use-in-adults-preventive-medication
     August 23, 2022 - health insurance). 15 Older age, having health insurance, and higher income were associated with an increased … Evidence from trials in the general adult population shows that statins are not associated with an increased … In pooled analyses of trial data, statin therapy was not associated with increased risk of study withdrawal … risk. 13 , 31 In 1 trial, statin therapy was associated with increased risk of cataract surgery, which … Definitively determining whether statin therapy is associated with increased risk of diabetes in primary

304. Archived: Osteoporosis: Screening, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/osteoporosis-screening-2002
     September 17, 2002 - The USPSTF recommends that routine screening begin at age 60 for women at increased risk for osteoporotic … fractures (Go to Clinical Considerations for discussion of women at increased risk). … concludes that the benefits of screening and treatment are of at least moderate magnitude for women at increased … suggests that the absolute benefits of screening for osteoporosis among women aged 60-64 who are at increased … However, women who were diagnosed with osteoporosis after screening reported increased fears and anxiety

305. Screening and Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder in Children and Adolescents: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/MZB7xxWHfLHtcdT9uUHsrp
     April 01, 2009 - As a result, researchers have focused on identify- ing youth subgroups at increased risk of developing … Treating depressed youth with SSRIs is associated with an increased risk of suicidality and, therefore … Children with depressive disorders have increased health care costs (including general medical care and … Depressed youth are at an increased risk of suicide, which is the third leading cause of death among … Adoles- cent MDD is particularly associated with increased risk of MDD occurrence in early adulthood.1

306. Final Research Plan: Prevention of Dental Caries in Children Younger Than 5 Years: Screening and Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/prevention-of-dental-caries-in-children-younger-than-age-5-years-screening-and-interventions1
     January 02, 2020 - Are at increased risk for future dental caries? … screening performed by a primary care clinician in identifying children younger than age 5 years who are at increased

307. Archived: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/asymptomatic-bacteriuria-adults-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - outpatient visits each year. 1 Urinary tract infection may be associated with renal insufficiency and increased … with major structural abnormalities, chronic pyelonephritis, or severe vesicoureteral reflux are at increased … Some observational studies suggest that persons with untreated asymptomatic bacteriuria are at increased … In women, treatment was associated with an increased incidence of adverse antimicrobial drug effects … and increased reinfections. 73 Among noninstitutionalized ambulatory elderly women , a randomized

308. Archived: Osteoporosis: Screening 2011 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/osteoporosis-screening-2011
     January 15, 2011 - are associated with chronic pain and disability, loss of independence, decreased quality of life, and increased … Elderly patients have increased susceptibility to fractures because they commonly have additional risk … factors for fractures, such as poor bone quality and an increased tendency to fall. … One large case-control study in Denmark showed an increased risk for atrial fibrillation with any use … Screening and treating low BMD detected through screening can result in increased BMD and decrease the

309. Archived: Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/skin-cancer-screening-july-2016
     July 26, 2016 - Tumor thickness greater than 4.0 mm was associated with increased melanoma mortality compared with thinner … lesions, and late stage at diagnosis was associated with increased all-cause mortality. … Over the same period in the 5 comparison regions, melanoma mortality remained stable or increased by … The increase is in part attributed to increasing skin biopsy rates, which increased from 2847 to 7222 … Tumor thickness >4.0 mm was associated with a 3.1–32.6 increased risk of melanoma mortality compared

310. Archived: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/skin-cancer-screening-2009
     February 15, 2009 - Groups at increased risk for melanoma: Fair-skinned men and women over the age of 65 years … Features associated with increased risk for malignancy include: asymmetry, border irregularity, color … diameter greater than 6 mm (ABCD criteria), or rapidly changing lesions are features associated with an increased … patients with atypical moles, and those with more than 50 moles constitute known groups at substantially increased … College of Obstetrics and Gynecology recommends skin examinations for women age 13 years or older with increased

311. Evidence Summary: High Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening
     June 18, 2024 - the 95th or greater percentile for age and sex is common among young people, and its prevalence has increased … Similar to behavioral intervention trials, pharmacotherapy trials reported no increased risks of harmful … Large cohort studies suggest that high BMI in childhood is associated with an increased risk of premature … While we found no evidence in the short-term trials suggesting an increased risk of disordered eating … Long-term burden of increased body mass index from childhood on adult dyslipidemia: the i3C Consortium

312. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Service Task Force (pdf file)
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     July 25, 2016 - Antiviral therapy, vs placebo or no antiviral therapy, was associ- ated with increased likelihood of … Preferred antiviral therapy, vs nonpreferred antiviral therapy, was associated with similar or increased … The estimate for withdrawal due to adverse events suggested increased risk (3 trials, n = 505; RR, 4.44 … interferon alfa-2a was associated with increased risk of serious adverse events and withdrawal due to … Data on risks of kidney and bone adverse events were limited but did not indicate increased risk; this

313. Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2011 - Increasing intermittent sun exposure in childhood is associated with an increased risk for squamous cell … Age-adjusted incidence rates for melanoma among white Americans have increased from approximately 8.7 … , increased public awareness of the warning signs of melanoma, and increased screening by clinicians … Sunscreen use in general, however, does not pro- mote increased sun exposure. … Sunscreen use and increased duration of intentional sun exposure: still a burning issue.

314. Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Opththalmia Neonatorum (pdf file)
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     However, some newborns are at increased risk, including those with a maternal history of no prenatal

315. Screening for Hypertension in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/5P_7f2rbEquA-ZR-fJJfHK
     April 27, 2021 - options include • Screening for hypertension every year in adults 40 years or older and in adults at increased … Screening less frequently (ie, every 3-5 years) as appropriate for adults aged 18 to 39 years not at increased … Definitions Increasing blood pressure predicts an increased risk of cardiovas- cular disease.4,5 Generally … Evi- dence from 2 work-site studies (n = 502) reported mixed findings on whether absenteeism increased … Although the association of masked hypertension and white coat hypertension with increased cardiovascular

316. Recommendation: Hypertension in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hypertension-in-adults-screening
     April 27, 2021 - options include: Screening for hypertension every year in adults 40 years or older and in adults at increased … Screening less frequently (ie, every 3 to 5 years) as appropriate for adults aged 18 to 39 years not at increased … Definitions Increasing blood pressure predicts an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. 4 , 5 … Evidence from 2 work-site studies (n = 502) reported mixed findings on whether absenteeism increased … Although the association of masked hypertension and white coat hypertension with increased cardiovascular

317. Reducing Risk for Mother-to-Infant Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - poor-quality study) reported an as- sociation between prolonged duration of ruptured membranes and increased … The other, larger (n � 1034) good-quality study found elective cesarean to be associated with increased … 245 mother–infant pairs) found an associa- tion between longer duration of rupture of membranes and increased … Two studies (5, 24) re- ported increased risk for HCV transmission with more prolonged duration of ruptured … Possible explanations for the fail- ure to find an association between vaginal delivery and increased

318. ahrq29a - Screening for Hepatitis C in Adults - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2004 - against routine screening for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in asymptomatic adults who are not at increased … the USPSTF concluded that the potential harms of screening for HCV infection in adults who are not at increased … USPSTF could not determine the balance of benefits and harms of screening for HCV infection in adults at increased … with HCV) and the use of illegal drugs, such as cocaine or marijuana, have also been associated with increased … Those at high risk for HCV infection are also at increased risk for progression to cirrhosis and would

319. Archived: Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/ocular-prophylaxis-for-gonococcal-ophthalmia-neonatorum-preventive-medication-2011
     July 15, 2011 - However, some newborns are at increased risk, including those with a maternal history of no prenatal … Status The USPSTF recommends that all newborns receive prophylaxis; however, some newborns are at increased … Newborns at increased risk include those with a maternal history of sexually transmitted infections,

320. Final Research Plan: Oral Health in Children and Adolescents Aged 5 to 17 Years: Screening and Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/oral-health-children-adolescents-screening-preventive-interventions
     June 17, 2021 - Are at increased risk of future oral health issues? … oral health performed by a primary care clinician in identifying children and adolescents who are at increased