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461. Folic Acid Supplementation for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: An Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2009 - Folate intake and the risk of neural tube defects: an estimation of dose-response. … Lowered weight gain during pregnancy and risk of neural tube defects among offspring. … Study performed in a high-risk population. … Design and Methods Notes and Reason for Exclusion Lumley et al, 2001 (25) Modeling study based on relative … risks for NTDs and twins after folic acid supplementation (in a hypothetical cohort of 100 000 women

462. Individualizing Cancer Screening in Older Adults - Figure 1 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 01, 2012 - The analytic framework shows older adults at risk being screened for early detection of the target condition … decreased health-related quality of life and functioning; potential use of proxy decisionmakers; weighing risks … and benefits of screening and treatment and accounting for patient preferences; increased risk of adverse

463. Archived: Evidence Summary: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 15, 2014 - A different high-risk approach using a validated multifactorial risk calculator that considers family … makes developing a multiple risk factor approach appealing once a validated risk score is available. … Quantifying the risks of hypertension, age, sex and smoking in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm … High-risk and low-risk screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm both reduce aneurysm-related mortality … ǁ Relative risk (95% CI).

464. Archived: Final Research Plan: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 23, 2014 - KQ 2 (assessment of risk stratification tools): Adjusted hazard ratio (or risk ratio or odds ratio), … KQ 4 (assessment of risk stratification tools): Adjusted hazard ratio (or risk ratio or odds ratio), … Risk stratification tools (or “risk prediction tools”) must combine multiple variables and allow for … Risk stratification tools (or “risk prediction tools”) must combine multiple variables and allow for … the calculation of risk for individual patients.

465. Archived: Final Research Plan: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 23, 2014 - KQ 2 (assessment of risk stratification tools): Adjusted hazard ratio (or risk ratio or odds ratio), … KQ 4 (assessment of risk stratification tools): Adjusted hazard ratio (or risk ratio or odds ratio), … Risk stratification tools (or “risk prediction tools”) must combine multiple variables and allow for … Risk stratification tools (or “risk prediction tools”) must combine multiple variables and allow for … the calculation of risk for individual patients.

466. Archived: Problem Drinking: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - intervention may alleviate ongoing medical and social problems due to drinking and reduce the future risks … Since the risks from alcohol rise steadily at higher levels of consumption, reducing drinking should … Although the risks of occasional, light drinking during pregnancy have not been established, abstinence … The risk of alcohol. Addiction . 1993;88:1493–1508. [ PubMed ] 14. … The T-ACE questions: practical prenatal detection of risk-drinking.

467. Screening for Prostate Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 08, 2018 - unless men express a preference for screening after being informed of and understanding the benefits and risks … important risk factors for the development of prostate cancer. … per 1000 person-years in the intervention group vs 4.6 per 1000 person-years in the control group; relative … of dying of prostate cancer and risk of metastatic disease. … the importance of shared decision making and the need for informed discussion of the uncertainties, risks

468. Archived: Healthy Diet Promotion: Behavioral Counseling, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - , and other disorders (see Chapter 21) reduction of body weight has been shown to reduce these risks. … Nutrition and health risks in the elderly: the Nutrition Screening Initiative. … Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial Research Group. … Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial: risk factor changes and mortality results. … Diet, obesity, and risk of fatal prostate cancer.

469. Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - Transfusions before 1992 and high-risk sexual behaviors are also associated with increased risk, although … factors D: �3 risk factors E: �4 risk factors Poor Zuniga et al, 2006; United States (40) Cross-sectional … ) in medium- or high-risk country, tattoo in medium- or high-risk country, body piercing in medium- or … factor, based on 7-item instrument C: �2 risk factors D: �3 risk factors E: �4 risk factors A: 100 … The incidence and risks of liver biopsy in non-cirrhotic patients: An evaluation of 3806 biopsies [Letter

470. Eighth Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2018 - Risk Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease With Nontraditional Risk Factors 4. … The risks and benefits of different screening methods vary. … risk estimation tool. … risk estimation tool. … risk estimation tool.

471. Qd4Zm2Uk2Ldubpa9Yyfbrm (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2014 - Assessment of Risk Tobacco and alcohol use are major risk factors for oral cancer. … The effect of multifactorial risk assess- ment and screening for risk factors on oral cancer morbid- … In addition, given the higher risks for death from oral cancer among African Americans and men, more … research is warranted about the risks and ben- efits of screening in these populations. … Vaccines that reduce the risk for HPV infection are available.

472. Archived: Final Research Plan: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 05, 2015 - may be classified as being at increased risk for osteoporotic fractures or not. … Those at increased risk may undergo a comprehensive risk assessment, including bone density measurement … risk for osteoporotic fractures or not (KQ 2). … What are the harms of screening for osteoporotic fracture risk? 4a. … Interventions KQs 1–3: Risk assessment tools for low bone mass and/or high fracture risk,

473. Fan-Qvpdgnjh8Krdf4Smmv (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - - tive in preventing falls in community-dwelling adults aged 65 years or older who are at increased risk … is equal to or greater than that of a 65-year-old white woman who has no additional risk fac- tors. … No statistically significant reduction in fractures was observed in these studies (pooled relative risk … Trials of vitamin D supplementation alone showed no statistical difference (pooled relative risk, 1.03 … Calcium plus vitamin D supplemen- tation and the risk of fractures. N Engl J Med. 2006;354:669-83.

474. Screening for Breast Cancer Background (pdf file)
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     o Mammography screening in women between the ages of 40 to 49 years may reduce the risk of dying of … o Women undergoing regular mammography screening are at risk for overdiagnosis and overtreatment. … Women with a parent, sibling, or child with breast cancer may potentially benefit more than average-risk … o For average-risk women ages 40 to 49 years, the net benefit of mammography screening is small. … their families, so that together they can make informed decisions about the potential benefits and risks

475. Screening for Breast Cancer Background (pdf file)
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     o Mammography screening in women between the ages of 40 to 49 years may reduce the risk of dying of … o Women undergoing regular mammography screening are at risk for overdiagnosis and overtreatment. … Women with a parent, sibling, or child with breast cancer may potentially benefit more than average-risk … o For average-risk women ages 40 to 49 years, the net benefit of mammography screening is small. … their families, so that together they can make informed decisions about the potential benefits and risks

476. Archived: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 23, 2014 - Grade: D Risk Assessment Risk factors for AAA include older age; a positive smoking history; … Although the risk for rupture varies greatly by aneurysm size, the associated risk for death is as high … absolute benefits of screening for AAA as reported in MASS to provide additional context for the reported relative … risk reductions. … The USPSTF also expanded the discussion relating to the risks and benefits of screening and treatment

477. Screening for Skin Cancer (pdf file)
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     is close to (either above or below) the estimates of 10-year risk levels indicated below. … NSAID use combined with aspirin use approximately quadruples the risk of serious GI bleeding compared … to the risk with aspirin use alone. … Risk level at which CVD events prevented (benefit) exceeds GI harms Men Women 10-year CHD risk 10 … CHD risk estimation tool: http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/923521437.html For WOMEN: Risk factors

478. Archived: Final Research Plan: Preeclampsia: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan109/preeclampsia-screening-april-2017
     August 14, 2014 - What is the effectiveness of risk assessment in early pregnancy for identifying women at high risk for … What are the harms of preeclampsia risk assessment? … How should women at high risk for preeclampsia be screened differently from women at low or average risk … Do preeclampsia screening or risk assessment perform differently for important population subgroups ( … e.g., racial or ethnic minorities, nulliparous women, women at high risk)?

479. Screening for Depression in Adults: USPSTF Final Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     January 26, 2016 - , the magnitude of these risks is, on average, small. … Assessment of Risk The USPSTF recommends screening in all adults regardless of risk factors. … However, a number of factors are associated with an in- creased risk of depression. … 1 year showed a 35% increase in the likelihood of remission with CBT (DerSimonian and Laird pooled relative … risk, 1.34 [95% CI, 1.19-1.50]; K = 10; I2 = 7.9%) compared with usual care.

480. Archived: Lipid Disorders in Adults (Cholesterol, Dyslipidemia): Screening, 2001 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 14, 2014 - for coronary heart disease, that risk is highest in those with other risk factors, and that the absolute … some individuals at increased long-term risk of heart disease, but the absolute reduction in risk as … Overall risk assessment should include the presence and severity of the following risk factors: age, … of cardiovascular risk than categorizations based on counting the numbers of risk factors. 4 , 5 Treatment … Most younger people have a substantially lower risk, unless they have other important risk factors for