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161. Archived: Update on the Methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Estimating Certainty and Magnitude of Net Benefit: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/update-on-the-methods-of-the-us-preventive-services-task-force-estimating-certainty-and-magnitude-of-net-bene%EF%AC%81t/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-december-2007
     December 15, 2007 - It leads to a rectangular box on the extreme right-hand side of the chart labeled "Reduced number of … consideration (screening with ultrasonography and confirmatory tests) and a major desired health outcome (reduced … labeled "CAS 60% to 99%," and leads to the rectangular box at the right side of the chart labeled "Reduced … arrow illustrates the question about the relationship of treatment with CEA to the desired outcome, "reduced

162. Behavioral Counseling Research and Evidence-Based Practice Recommendations: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Perspectives | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/behavioral-counseling-research-and-evidence-based-practice-recommendations-us-preventive-services-task-force-perspectives
     March 01, 2014 - For example, the evidence review on alcohol misuse searched for reduced incidence of medical, social, … Is risk factor reduction or measured health improvement associated with reduced morbidity or mortality … Is sustained health behavior change related directly to reduced morbidity or mortality? 7. … Are behavioral counseling interventions in clinical care related directly to reduced morbidity or mortality

163. Archived: Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/healthy-diet-and-physical-activity-counseling-adults-with-high-risk-of-cvd-august-2014
     August 26, 2014 - Hypertension (DASH) diet, which is rich in fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy products and emphasizes reduced … Intensive combined lifestyle interventions reduced total cholesterol levels by 0.14 mmol/L (5.43 mg/dL … Intensive diet-only interventions reduced total cholesterol levels by 0.10 mmol/L (3.75 mg/dL) (CI, 0.03 … Mortality rates in treated hypertensive men with additional risk factors are high but can be reduced:

164. Archived: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening, 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-screening-2005
     July 05, 2005 - antiretroviral therapy (HAART), lead to improved health outcomes for many of those screened, including reduced … risk for clinical progression and reduced mortality. … evidence that recommended regimens of HAART are acceptable to pregnant women and lead to significantly reduced … evidence that recommended regimens of HAART are acceptable to pregnant women and lead to significantly reduced

165. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Falls Prevention in Older Adults: Counseling and Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary24/falls-prevention-in-older-adults-counseling-and-preventive-medication-2012
     December 15, 2010 - In 16 RCTs evaluating exercise or physical therapy, interventions reduced falling (risk ratio, 0.87 [ … In 9 RCTs of vitamin D supplementation, interventions reduced falling (risk ratio, 0.83 [CI, 0.77 to … Efficacy In pooled analysis, exercise or physical therapy interventions reduced the risk for falling … Vitamin D with or without calcium was associated with a 17% (CI, 11% to 23%) reduced risk for falling … Efficacy Risk for falling was reduced by 7% to 41%, although only 1 home-hazard modification trial

166. Archived: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 2002 - Meta-analysis of pooled data from all of the studies showed that aspirin therapy reduced the risk for … prevention of heart disease in men or women and recommended that physicians and patients balance the reduced

167. Archived: Ovarian Cancer: Screening, May 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/ovarian-cancer-screening-2004
     May 04, 2004 - or BRCA2 gene mutations are also at increased risk. 5 The risk for developing ovarian cancer is reduced … using a similar CA-125 threshold for women at high risk for ovarian cancer, the sensitivity would be reduced

168. Archived: Final Research Plan: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan97/breast-cancer-screening-january-2016
     July 17, 2014 - Outcomes Benefits KQs 1, 3: Reduced breast cancer mortality and all-cause mortality. … KQs 2, 4: Reduced incidence of advanced breast cancer and treatment-related morbidity (i.e., physical

169. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Hepatitis B in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review48/hepatitis-b-in-pregnant-women-screening-2009
     June 15, 2009 - A 2006 systematic review of randomized, controlled trials found that newborn prophylaxis reduced perinatal … passive-active prophylaxis of newborns with hepatitis B immune globulin and hepatitis B vaccine dramatically reduced

170. Szn5Hhs8W5Sar6Bbpabsab (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2008 - The Women’s Health Study (60), a large, good-quality trial, showed that aspirin reduced the inci- dence … In the DPP (36), the incidence of diabetes was reduced at 3-year follow-up with an intensive lifestyle … In the DREAM trial (73, 75), rosiglitazone reduced the incidence of diabetes among persons with prediabetes … Pharmacotherapeutic interventions also reduced diabetes incidence (pooled hazard ratio, 0.65 [CI, 0.51 … Long-term (5-year) effects of a reduced- fat diet intervention in individuals with glucose intolerance

171. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Breastfeeding: Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary10/breastfeeding-counseling-2008
     October 15, 2008 - In mothers, a history of lactation has been associated with a reduced risk for type 2 diabetes and breast … 14 studies (various study designs) found that each month of breastfeeding was associated with a 4% reduced … breastfed vs. formula-fed A previous meta-analysis of 7 studies (various study designs) showed a reduced … breastfeeding duration vs. no breastfeeding Our meta-analysis of 9 case-control studies showed a reduced … Subgroup analysis suggested that cumulative breastfeeding duration >12 mo was associated with a reduced

172. 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 - The Women's Health Study 60 , a large, good-quality trial, showed that aspirin reduced the incidence … In the DPP 36 , the incidence of diabetes was reduced at 3-year follow-up with an intensive lifestyle … study 76 examined a lifestyle intervention, and the incidence rate of diabetes was significantly reduced … Pharmacotherapeutic interventions also reduced diabetes incidence (pooled hazard ratio, 0.65 [CI, 0.51 … Long-term (5-year) effects of a reduced-fat diet intervention in individuals with glucose intolerance

173. Archived: Abnormal Blood Glucose and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/diabetes-mellitus-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - Intensive insulin therapy improved average blood glucose, significantly reduced progression of existing … treatment 88 and a nonrandomized trial of diet and physical activity training 89 each reported a reduced … demonstrated that diet and insulin (compared to diet alone) results in improved glucose control and reduced … incidence of macrosomia in women with GDM. 94 , 101 , 102 Macrosomia was not significantly reduced … four randomized trials estimated that treatment of GDM with diet and insulin, compared to diet alone, reduced

174. Archived: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-screening-2013
     April 15, 2013 - convincing evidence that identification and treatment of HIV infection is associated with a markedly reduced … be asymptomatic and detected by screening rather than clinical presentation—is also associated with reduced … show that initiation of ART at CD4 counts between 0.200 and 0.500 × 10 9  cells/L is associated with reduced … included two systematic reviews that found consistent condom use to be associated with substantially reduced … one modeling analysis, earlier initiation of ART combined with modifications in risky sexual behavior reduced

175. Archived: Evidence Summary: Tobacco Use in Children and Adolescents: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary26/tobacco-use-in-children-and-adolescents-primary-care-interventions-2013
     December 11, 2012 - After pooling combined trials, we found a nonstatistically significant reduced RR for smoking prevalence … Results were consistent across trials, with all but 2 trials 26 , 28  reporting reduced smoking initiation … We found a statistically significant reduced relative risk for smoking initiation among young persons … Meta-analysis resulted in a 19% relative reduced risk for starting to smoke among intervention participants … of the seven studies that reported overall smoking prevalence found a nonstatistically significant reduced

176. Archived: Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/postmenopausal-osteoporosis-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - Calcium plus vitamin D reduced hip fractures among very elderly women in France (mean age 84). 43 In … randomized trial in healthy postmenopausal women, calcium supplementation slowed bone loss and significantly reduced … Numerous observational and nonrandomized experimental studies suggest that risk of fracture can be reduced

177. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: A Brief Evidence Update (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2004 - The strongest associations related to reduced risk include oral contraceptive use (relative risk [RR] … Positive thresholds for CA 125 Reduced premature death and disability Interventions Screening Positive … to 2.5% based on 5 studies.21,23–25,34 The addition of color Doppler imaging to ultrasound screening reduced

178. Screening for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2002 - 11 randomized trials103-113 enrolling 12,855 women found that at least 5 mg of alendronate per day reduced … Alendronate also reduced forearm fractures in 6 trials involving 3,723 participants (dosage ≥10 mg/d; … Falch, 199235 Cross- 73 Yes Low body weight, reduced Bone loss Sensitivity 36%, specificity Poor sectional … estimated in these trials, the efficiency of screening to identify candidates for treatment will be reduced … rate of fractures Risk factor assesment Reduced premature death and disabitlity Adverse effects

179. Draft Research Plan: Vision in Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 24, 2025 - , head-to-head studies without an additional eligible comparison group) Outcomes KQs 1, 4: Reduced

180. JAMA (pdf file)
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     June 12, 2020 - visual acuity is consistently associated with decreased quality of life in older persons, including reduced … visual acuity is consistently associated with decreased quality of life in older persons, including reduced … Impaired visual acuity is associated with decreased quality of life in older persons, including reduced … statistical significance.13 The combination of antioxidants and zinc, when com- pared with placebo, reduced