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101. Archived: Folic Acid/Folate Prophylaxis to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - of open neural tube defects, all of which were electively aborted. 34 Screening in this population reduced … Reduced levels of MSAFP are associated with Down syndrome and certain other chromosomal anomalies MSAFP … Several case-control studies have reported a reduced risk of neural tube defects in women without a prior … Early detection leads to a reduced birth prevalence of severely affected fetuses and may reduce complications … screening for neural tube defects, although the cost-effectiveness of such screening is likely to be reduced

102. 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 - The main finding of the study was that diltiazem at bedtime reduced early-morning blood pressure to a … placebo group had hypertension ≥110 mm Hg Mean number of intercourse episodes: At 4 wk: reduced … by 43% with carvedilol and by 20% with valsartan ( P < 0.05) At 16 wk: reduced by 50% with carvedilol … recipients completed the study AEs were the most common reason for dropping out Diltiazem reduced

103. Evidence for the Reaffirmation of the USPSTF Recommendaiton on Screening for High Blood Pressure (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2007 - , and 4 in placebo group had hypertension �110 mm Hg Mean number of intercourse episodes: At 4 wk: reduced … by 43% with carvedilol and by 20% with valsartan (P � 0.05) At 16 wk: reduced by 50% with carvedilol … ramipril recipients completed the study AEs were the most common reason for dropping out Diltiazem reduced … The main finding of the study was that diltiazem at bedtime reduced early-morning blood pressure to a

104. Archived: HIV and Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Behavioral Counseling, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - 41 Dissatisfaction with condoms is higher in men than in their female partners and is attributed to reduced … sharing injection equipment. 64 A review of needle exchange programs concluded that such programs reduced … Drug users have reduced needle sharing in response to the threat of AIDS, 78 but it has been difficult … Counseling increased the number of patients obtaining or using condoms in some studies 82 and reduced … AIDS risk reduction and reduced HIV seroconversion among injection drug users in Bangkok.

105. Archived: Final Research Plan: Intimate Partner Violence, Elder Abuse, and Abuse of Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/intimate-partner-violence-and-abuse-of-elderly-and-vulnerable-adults-screening-october-2018
     August 25, 2016 - control KQs 4, 5: Head-to-head comparisons of two active interventions Outcomes KQs 1, 4: Reduced … control KQs 4, 5: Head-to-head comparisons of two active interventions Outcomes KQs 1, 4: Reduced … exposure to abuse or neglect (e.g., reduced episodes of physical violence); physical morbidity associated

106. Screening for Suicide Risk - Recommendation and Rationale (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2004 - examined the accuracy of screening tests and the efficacy of treatment on intermediate outcomes, such as reduced … suicidal ideation, reduced severity of depression, reduced hopelessness, and improved level of functioning

107. Lsbrgfwsvekvzhcxwjtuxv (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2016 - All-cause mortality was not reduced with screening. … Advanced breast can- cer was reduced for women aged 50 years or older (RR, 0.62 [CI, 0.46 to 0.83]) ( … Conclusion: Breast cancer mortality is generally reduced with mammography screening, although estimates … Advanced cancer is reduced with screening for women aged 50 years or older. … The number of deaths reduced (i.e., prevented) was 2.9 (CI, –0.6 to 8.9) for women aged 39 to 49 years

108. Screening for Visual Impairment in Children Younger than Age 5 Years: An Update of the Evidence from Randomized Controlled Trials, 1999–2003 (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2004 - recommended surveillance by their general practitioners and health visitors and were offered screening for reduced … 2 or more Snellen lines between the 2 eyes.1 • More than 1 line difference between the 2 eyes.2 • Reduced … • Reduced visual acuity in 1 or both eyes due to abnormal binocular interaction.4 • Impairment of … • A condition of reduced Snellen acuity for which there is no evidence of an organic cause. … developmental anomaly involving primarily those cortical mechanisms involved in form and shape perception.”6 • Reduced

109. Archived: Preeclampsia: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/preeclampsia-screening-april-2017
     April 25, 2017 - One randomized clinical trial examined the benefits and harms of a reduced prenatal visit schedule. … Cochrane review of anticonvulsant management of preeclampsia found that treatment with magnesium sulfate reduced … the risk of eclampsia by more than half and also likely reduced maternal mortality. 4 , 25 In studies … Hypertension and Preeclampsia Intervention Trial at Term) found that immediate delivery of the fetus reduced … low birth weight, preterm birth, or cesarean delivery) when the number of prenatal care visits was reduced

110. Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2008 - health benefits, the overall evidence is poor to determine whether maternal or fetal complica- tions are reduced … macrosomia, but the USPSTF was unable to find sufficient evidence that gestational dia- betes screening reduced … population of women at high risk for gestational diabetes (gestational age at screening unspecified) reduced … , that treatment was poten- tially associated with overall improved self-reported health status and reduced … Alternative ex- planations for the reduced postpartum depression and im- proved quality-of-life responses

111. Effectiveness of Primary Care–Relevant Treatments for Obesity in Adults: A Systematic Evidence Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2011 - Diabetes Incidence All intervention types reduced diabetes incidence, par- ticularly in patients with … Metformin and orlistat reduced diabetes inci- dence (22, 78, 82, 84). … Orlistat reduced low-density lipoprotein cholesterol lev- els by a slightly greater amount (0.29 mmol … Behavioral treatment reduced the risk for a hypertension diagnosis in participants with prehyperten- … sion (34% and 22% reduced risk at 12 and 18 months, respectively) (54, 55).

112. 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 - Colorectal cancer incidence was reduced with non-ASA NSAIDs in cohort studies (relative risk, 0.61 [95% … Colorectal adenoma incidence was also reduced with non-ASA NSAID use in cohort studies (relative risk … The risk for upper gastrointestinal toxicity due to non-ASA NSAID use can be reduced through the use … Physical exercise, use of Plantago ovata and aspirin, and reduced risk of colon cancer. … Reduced incidence of colorectal adenoma among long-term users of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs:

113. Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors for Primary Prevention of Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2007 - Colorectal cancer incidence was reduced with non-ASA NSAIDs in cohort studies (relative risk, 0.61 [95% … Colorectal adenoma incidence was also reduced with non-ASA NSAID use in cohort studies (relative risk … Patients also seemed to have a reduced benefit with rofecoxib over time. … The risk for upper gastrointestinal toxicity due to non- ASA NSAID use can be reduced through the use … Physical exercise, use of Plantago ovata and aspirin, and reduced risk of colon cancer.

114. Archived: Evidence Summary: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary17/brca-related-cancer-risk-assessment-genetic-counseling-and-genetic-testing-2013
     December 15, 2013 - Oophorectomy was also associated with reduced breast cancer incidence in a prospective study of women … and mortality and oophorectomy or salpingo-oophorectomy reduced breast and ovarian cancer incidence … Do risk assessment, genetic counseling, and genetic testing lead to reduced incidence of BRCA-related … cancer and reduced cause-specific and all-cause mortality? … Women who undergo interventions may also have reduced incidence of BRCA-related cancer and reduced cause-specific

115. Archived: Lipid Disorders in Adults (Cholesterol, Dyslipidemia): Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lipid-disorders-in-adults-cholesterol-dyslipidemia-screening-2008
     December 30, 2013 - strong univariate predictor of coronary events, its association with coronary heart disease events is reduced … cholesterol or average cholesterol and low HDL-C. 6 According to this meta-analysis, drug therapy reduced … receiving placebo. 5 , 14 In the Heart Protection Study, for example, HMG Co-A reductase inhibitors reduced … meta-analysis of the 6 secondary prevention trials reporting results for subjects 65 and older, statins reduced

116. Summary of USPSTF Final Recommendation: Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2025 - fractures are associated with psychological distress, subsequent fractures, loss of independence, reduced

117. Evidence Summary: Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia During Pregnancy: Screening and Supplementation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/iron-deficiency-anemia-in-pregnant-women-screening-and-supplementation
     August 20, 2024 - Maternal Clinical Outcomes Routine iron supplementation was not associated with reduced risk of hypertensive …   Supplement). 23 , 29 , 32 , 40 , 49 One trial found that supplementation was not associated with reduced … for cesarean delivery, with 1 fair-quality, large trial 24 finding supplementation associated with reduced … placebo or no iron (8 trials; RR, 1.01 [95% CI, 0.90-1.14]; I 2 = 42.7%) In 1 trial (n = 1164): Reduced … Study heterogeneity ( I 2 ) was high Variable doses of iron supplements Fair Moderate for reduced

118. Modeling Study: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 30, 2024 - Annual screening of Black women from age 40 to 49 years with biennial screening thereafter reduced breast … the US. 41 With treatment, screen detection at an earlier stage could lead to improved survival, reduced … reductions, and incomplete cycles). 43-46 Based on published data, treatment benefit was therefore reduced … ages 40 to 74, the ratio of breast cancer mortality rate for Black women vs women overall would be reduced … Incremental benefits of screening after age 74 years were reduced in the presence of severe comorbidities

119. Screening for HIV Infection in Asymptomatic, Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     June 11, 2019 - adolescents and adults on mortality, AIDS and opportunistic infections, quality of life, function, and reduced … lower CD4 cell count on mortality, AIDS and opportunistic infections, quality of life, function, and reduced … vs lower CD4 cell count on mortality, AIDS and opportunistic infections, quality of life, function, reduced … cell counts less than 350/mm3.13 When outcomes were disaggregated, immediate ART was associated with reduced … Association between tenofovir exposure and reduced kidney function in a cohort of HIV-positive patients

120. Recommendation: Gestational Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 10, 2021 - study with universal screening strategies) found benefits in outcomes such as full-term stillbirth and reduced … 0.56-1.01]; ARD, 2.3%; 4 trials). 29 , 34 Treatment of gestational diabetes was not associated with reduced … studies (RR, 0.99 [95% CI, 0.46-2.16]; 6 trials). 29 Additionally, treatment was not associated with reduced … neonatal outcomes, treatment of gestational diabetes at 24 weeks of gestation or after was associated with reduced … Treatment of gestational diabetes was associated with a reduced risk of macrosomia (>4000 g) (RR, 0.53