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61. Archived: Folic Acid to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/folic-acid-to-prevent-neural-tube-defects-preventive-medication-2009
    May 15, 2009 - settings without fortification of food suggests that a multivitamin with 0.8 mg (800 µg) of folic acid reduces … that supplementation with 0.4 to 0.8 mg (400 to 800 µg) of folic acid in the periconceptional period reduces

62. Final Research Plan: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/prostate-cancer-screening
    April 28, 2016 - there direct evidence that prostate cancer-specific antigen (PSA)-based screening for prostate cancer reduces

63. Screening for Skin Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/YFZy6kszQPq5tNGdZC25XC
    July 26, 2016 - reliably conclude that early detection of skin cancer through visual skin examination by a clinician reduces … evidence to reliably conclude whether screening for skin cancer with a clinical visual skin examination reduces … Clinical whole-body skin examination reduces the incidence of thick melanomas.

64. Archived: Obesity: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obesity-screening-1996
    January 01, 1996 - evidence that obesity is associated with increased mortality 8-13 and that weight loss in obese persons reduces … and randomized clinical trials 61-64 , 66 have demonstrated that caloric restriction or weight loss reduces … Although losing weight has not been proven to reduce morbidity and mortality, it is clear that weight loss reduces

65. Recommendation: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-in-pregnant-women-screening
    July 23, 2019 - USPSTF found convincing evidence that universal prenatal screening for HBV infection substantially reduces … demonstrated that administering tenofovir to HBV-positive women with acute infection significantly reduces

66. Final Research Plan: High Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening
    June 30, 2022 - What level of weight or relative weight decrease in children or adolescents with obesity reduces the

67. Recommendation: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/colorectal-cancer-screening
    May 18, 2021 - Stool-based tests High-sensitivity gFOBT Every year Evidence from RCTs that gFOBT reduces … at home) FIT Every year Evidence from 1 large cohort study that screening with FIT reduces … visualization tests Colonoscopy Every 10 y Evidence from cohort studies that colonoscopy reduces … examination Flexible sigmoidoscopy Every 5 y Evidence from RCTs that flexible sigmoidoscopy reduces … sigmoidoscopy every 10 y plus FIT every year Evidence from RCTs that flexible sigmoidoscopy + FIT reduces

68. Evidence Summary: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary29/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening
    November 15, 2022 - improvement in sleep-related and general health–related QOL but have not established whether treatment reduces … Continuous positive airway pressure reduces subjective daytime sleepiness in patients with mild to moderate … Nasal CPAP reduces systemic blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea and mild sleepiness … Continuous positive airway pressure reduces postprandial lipidemia in obstructive sleep apnea: a randomized … Oral appliance therapy reduces blood pressure in obstructive sleep apnea: a randomized, controlled trial

69. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Using Spirometry: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/QTJe7MfZ7cru9yYpxqx77m
    April 01, 2008 - In addition, al- though fair evidence suggests that influenza vaccination reduces COPD exacerbations, … Fair evidence also shows that supplemen- tal oxygen reduces mortality in individuals with resting hypoxia

70. Archived: Brief Evidence Summary: Bladder Cancer in Adults: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/brief-evidence-summary/bladder-cancer-screening-2004
    June 07, 2004 - Key Question 1: Is there direct evidence that screening for bladder cancer reduces

71. Screening for Bladder Cancer: A Brief Evidence Update (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/NZcLsqV-5K7hyfot-qHQp9
    November 01, 2004 - Is there direct evidence that screening for bladder cancer reduces morbidity or mortality?

72. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review46/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening-2004
    February 15, 2004 - Currently, there is limited evidence that screening and immunizing persons at high risk reduces the transmission

73. Archived: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chlamydia-and-gonorrhea-screening-september-2014
    September 22, 2014 - Detection and Intervention or Treatment The USPSTF found adequate direct evidence that screening reduces … The USPSTF found inadequate evidence that screening for chlamydia and gonorrhea reduces complications … In the absence of empirical evidence that screening in men reduces disease transmission to women, the

74. Archived: Cervical Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/cervical-cancer-screening-1996
    January 01, 1996 - It has been estimated that screening women aged 20-64 every 3 years with Pap testing reduces … Annual screening reduces incidence by 93%, but requires 45 tests and yields only 33 cases for every 100,000 … consistently been normal. 97 , 78 Modeling data suggest that continued testing of previously screened women reduces

75. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/2Wc3FRHpVDPX2jT_WzjEXX
    July 31, 2020 - considerations Stool-based tests High-sensitivity gFOBT Every year • Evidence from RCTs that gFOBT reduces … test is performed at home) FIT Every year • Evidence from 1 large cohort study that screening with FIT reduces … Direct visualization tests Colonoscopy Every 10 y • Evidence from cohort studies that colonoscopy reduces … screening examination Flexible sigmoidoscopy Every 5 y • Evidence from RCTs that flexible sigmoidoscopy reduces … sigmoidoscopy every 10 y plus FIT every year • Evidence from RCTs that flexible sigmoidoscopy + FIT reduces

76. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/mggnaKHr496c8QCgHe9-tm
    May 01, 2021 - treatment • The USPSTF found inadequate direct evidence that screening for COPD in asymptomatic adults reduces … • The USPSTF found inadequate evidence that treatment of asymptomatic COPD reduces morbidity or mortality

77. Recommendation: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening
    May 10, 2022 - treatment The USPSTF found inadequate direct evidence that screening for COPD in asymptomatic adults reduces … The USPSTF found inadequate evidence that treatment of asymptomatic COPD reduces morbidity or mortality

78. Final Recommendation Statement: Aspirin Use to Prevent Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity and Mortality: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/low-dose-aspirin-use-for-the-prevention-of-morbidity-and-mortality-from-preeclampsia-preventive-medication
    September 28, 2021 - postpartum period and requiring additional intervention. 1 Evidence demonstrates that aspirin use reduces … adequate evidence that use of low-dose aspirin in pregnant persons at increased risk for preeclampsia reduces

79. Screening for Skin Cancer in Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/8dzfZ_s3tZueoEh5Xzh-3A
    July 26, 2016 - the direct evidence that visual skin cancer screening by a primary care clinician or dermatologist reduces … the direct evidence that visual skin cancer screening by a primary care clinician or dermatologist reduces … direct evidence that visual screening for skin cancer by a primary care clinician or dermatologist reduces … Clinical whole-body skin examination reduces the incidence of thick melanomas.

80. Archived: 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-november-2016
    November 13, 2016 - Benefits of Statin Use The USPSTF found adequate evidence that use of low- to moderate-dose statins reduces … The USPSTF found adequate evidence that use of low- to moderate-dose statins reduces the probability … the ACC and AHA recommend fixed-dose statin therapy using either a high-intensity regimen (daily dose reduces … LDL-C level by approximately ≥50%) or a moderate-intensity regimen (daily dose reduces LDL-C level by