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141. Screening for HIV: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     June 20, 2019 - Good-quality systematic reviews found that testing plus counseling is most effective in reducing risky … Beneficial effects of HAART on reducing horizontal transmission by reducing viral load may be offset … How effective is counseling on risky behaviors in reducing transmission rates? II. … Condom effectiveness in reducing heterosexual HIV transmission (Cochrane Review). … Reducing the sexual risk behaviors of HIV� individuals: outcome of a randomized controlled trial.

142. Primary Care–Based Interventions to Prevent Illicit Drug Use in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 26, 2020 - prevent tobacco use in children and adolescents • Screening and behavioral counseling interventions for reducing … training, education, personal coaching, and continuous quality improvement components showed promise in reducing … • There was no evidence on preventing or reducing illicit drug use in children younger than 10 years … Parent programs for reducing adolescent’s antisocial behavior and substance use: a randomized controlled

143. Archived: Evidence Summary: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening, 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-screening-2005
     July 05, 2005 - Condom effectiveness in reducing heterosexual HIV transmission (Cochrane Review). … Reducing the sexual risk behaviors of HIV+ individuals: outcome of a randomized controlled trial. … Effectiveness of syringe exchange programs in reducing HIV risk behavior and HIV seroconversion among … Beneficial effects of HAART on reducing horizontal transmission by reducing viral load may be offset … How effective is counseling on risky behaviors in reducing transmission rates? II.

144. Evidence Summary: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-preventive-medication
     April 26, 2022 - The ASPREE (Aspirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly) trial, a new RCT conducted exclusively in older … The aspirin in reducing events in the elderly trial: statistical analysis plan. … Baseline characteristics of participants in the ASPREE (ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly) study … Development of a standardized definition for clinically significant bleeding in the ASPirin in Reducing … ASPrin in Reducing Events in the Elderly Protocol Version 9. ASPREE. Published 2014.

145. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Dental Caries in Children from Birth Through Age 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary2/dental-caries-in-children-from-birth-through-age-5-years-screening-2014
     June 15, 2013 - reviewed by the US Preventive Services Task Force found oral fluoride supplementation effective at reducing … effectiveness of parental education or referring children at high risk to dental care providers in reducing … the 2004 USPSTF review in showing that fluoride varnish in children <5 years of age is effective at reducing … Although the 2004 USPSTF review found dietary fluoride supplementation to be effective at reducing caries … Three randomized trials found fluoride varnish more effective than no fluoride varnish in reducing caries

146. Draft Research Plan: Chronic Kidney Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 19, 2023 - What is the effectiveness of interventions aimed at reducing disparities in persons with CKD?

147. Archived: Bladder Cancer in Adults: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/bladder-cancer-adults-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - study that includes an unscreened comparison group can determine whether screening is effective in reducing … Primary prevention may offer a safer and more effective strategy than screening for reducing mortality

148. Archived: Hepatitis B in Pregnant Women: Screening, February 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 15, 2004 - Routine hepatitis vaccination has had significant impact in reducing

149. Archived: Final Research Plan: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan95/syphilis-infection-in-nonpregnant-adults-and-adolescents-june-2016
     September 18, 2014 - What is the effectiveness of screening for syphilis in reducing

150. Archived: High Blood Cholesterol and Other Lipid Abnormalities: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/high-cholesterol-other-lipid-abnormalities-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - group. 102 , 107 Short-term metabolic studies and selected trials in patients with CHD indicate that reducing … The epidemiology and pathophysiology of CHD is similar in men and women, suggesting that reducing high … There is not yet evidence that routine lipid screening is effective in reducing cholesterol levels or … Assessing possible hazards of reducing serum cholesterol. … Effectiveness of programme for reducing cardiovascular risk for men in one general practice.

151. Primary Care–Relevant Interventions for Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Evidence Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2013 - Reducing the prevalence of youth tobacco use can oc- cur through 2 primary means: by decreasing the propor … there is a “large, robust, and consistent” evidence base that documents known effective strategies for reducing … Our review found that behavior-based interventions were effective only in reducing smoking initiation … We minimized the risk for selective re- porting by requiring that reducing tobacco use was a pri- mary … Although these public health efforts are imperative in reducing tobacco use (39), continuing to reach

152. Summary of USPSTF Draft Recommendation: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Reduce Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults (pdf file)
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     September 02, 2025 - Summary of USPSTF Draft Recommendation: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Reduce Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults 1 The Task Force is a scientifically independent, volunteer panel of national experts in prevention and evidence-based medicine that w…

153. Final Research Plan: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 16, 2019 - What is the effectiveness or comparative effectiveness of screening programs in reducing

154. Archived: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/sexually-transmitted-infections-behavioral-counseling-2008
     October 15, 2008 - suggests that single-session interventions or interventions lasting less than 30 minutes were effective in reducing … care may be an important understudied research variable as well as an underutilized practical tool for reducing

155. Archived: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/skin-cancer-screening-2009
     February 15, 2009 - that there was little to no evidence regarding the effectiveness of skin examination by clinicians in reducing … For early detection to be effective in reducing adverse health outcomes, early treatment must affect

156. Draft Recommendation: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-recommendation/cervical-cancer-screening-adults-adolescents
     December 10, 2024 - appropriately screened and receive appropriate followup and treatment are most likely to succeed in further reducing … Immunization with high-risk HPV vaccines is effective at reducing the risk of infection with HPV, cervical … and in populations with high coverage of HPV vaccination (due to herd immunity), 1 thereby likely reducing … screening intervals. 19 Modeling confirmed that all screening strategies result in overall benefits by reducing

157. Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - fair- or good-quality trials in adults examining the effect of behavioral counseling interventions on reducing … 3 fair- or good-quality trials that exam- ined the effect of behavioral counseling interventions on reducing … , good evidence suggests the effectiveness of moderate- to high- intensity behavioral counseling in reducing … Good evidence suggests that moderate- to high-intensity behavioral counseling is effective in reducing … Reducing HIV-risk behavior among adults receiving outpatient psychiatric treat- ment: results from a

158. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary44/sexually-transmitted-infections-behavioral-counseling-2008
     October 15, 2008 - fair- or good-quality trials in adults examining the effect of behavioral counseling interventions on reducing … identified 4 fair- or good-quality RCTs that examined the effect of behavioral counseling interventions on reducing … data, good evidence suggests the effectiveness of moderate- to high-intensity behavioral counseling in reducing … Good evidence suggests that moderate- to high-intensity behavioral counseling is effective in reducing … Reducing HIV-risk behavior among adults receiving outpatient psychiatric treatment: results from a randomized

159. Archived: Evidence Summary: Alcohol Misuse: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions in Primary Care | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary9/alcohol-misuse-screening-and-behavioral-counseling-interventions-in-primary-care-2013
     September 25, 2012 - or assessment results on the chart 45  or forwarding them to physicians 60 , advice from nurses on reducing … Effectiveness for Reducing Morbidity, Reducing Mortality, or Changing Other Outcomes Table 3 summarizes … A randomized trial of a brief primary-care–based intervention for reducing at-risk drinking practices … counseling interventions, with or without referral, compare with one another and with usual care for reducing … morbidity (e.g., alcohol-related morbidity or alcohol-related accidents and injuries), reducing mortality

160. Archived: Brief Evidence Update: Oral Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-update-2004/oral-cancer-screening-2004
     February 04, 2004 - recently to demonstrate the effect of oral cancer screening on mortality or on interim outcomes (e.g., reducing