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201. 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 - Serious or fatal maternal events are rare using currently recommended combination therapies. … Serious or fatal maternal events are rare using currently recommended combination therapies. … However, there are no completed trials showing clinical benefit from treatment versus no treatment in … Meta-analysis of prophylactic treatments against Pneumocystic carinii pneumonia and toxoplasma encephalitis … Combination antiretroviral therapy and the risk of myocardial infarction.

202. 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 - carcinoma in situ, atypical ductal or lobular hyperplasia); or previous large doses of chest radiation therapy … carcinoma in situ, atypical ductal or lobular hyperplasia); or previous large doses of chest radiation therapy … density, parity, race/ethnicity, age at first birth, menopausal status, current use of menopausal hormone therapy … situ, atypical ductal or lobular hyperplasia); or women with previous large doses of chest radiation therapy … adverse effects of treatment, quality of life measures, other measures of impairment).

203. Archived: Speech and Language Delay in Preschool Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/speech-and-language-delay-in-preschool-children-screening-2006
     February 15, 2006 - other chains of evidence linking such screening (e.g., the accuracy of screening tests, efficacy of treatments … studies reported improvement on a variety of speech and language domains, including clinician-directed treatment … , and clinician-directed therapy to improve receptive auditory comprehension. … , parent-directed expressive or receptive therapy, or parent-directed phonology treatment. 2 Seven … One good-quality study demonstrated no significant treatment effect for the outcomes of well-being, levels

204. Final Research Plan: Tobacco Use in Children and Adolescents: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/tobacco-and-nicotine-use-prevention-in-children-and-adolescents-primary-care-interventions
     October 12, 2017 - health care system–level interventions Adjunctive use of pharmacotherapy (nicotine replacement therapy … reduce tobacco and nicotine use in children and adolescents Complementary and alternative medicine treatments … question to an included intervention (i.e., bupropion, varenicline tartrate, and nicotine replacement therapy

205. Archived: Evidence Summary: Obesity in Adults: Screening and Counseling, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/obesity-in-adults-screening-and-counseling-2003
     December 15, 2003 - Force (USPSTF) recommended periodic height and weight measurement. 7 Increased obesity prevalence, therapeutic … For comparison with other treatments, we consider counseling for diet, exercise, or some combination, … None showed significantly different weight loss between arms, but all treatments promoted considerable … Discussion Efficacy of Therapeutic … All obesity therapies carry promise and burden, which must be balanced in clinical decisionmaking.

206. Archived: Evidence Summary: Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) in Adults: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/diabetes-mellitus-type-2-in-adults-screening-2003
     February 03, 2003 - On the whole, treatments for diabetes are relatively safe. … Therapeutic benefits of ACE inhibitors and other antihypertensive drugs in patients with type 2 diabetes … Health outcomes associated with calcium antagonists compared with other first-line antihypertensive therapies … Tobacco Weight change Physical activity Oral hypoglycemics Foot care programs Therapeutics … Therapeutics Treatment Noninsulin-dependent diabetes Mass screening Labeling Hypoglycemia

207. Archived: Prostate Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/prostate-cancer-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - Even if the need for treatment is accepted, the effectiveness of available treatments is unproven. … Currently available evidence about the effectiveness of radical prostatectomy, radiation therapy, and … several design flaws. 56 , 57 Randomized controlled trials to evaluate the effectiveness of current therapies … but no surgical or radiation therapy) was associated with a 10-year disease-specific survival rate of … radical prostatectomy, and 74% for external radiation therapy. 72 Thus, the effectiveness of treatment

208. Archived: Final Research Plan: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan93/impaired-visual-acuity-in-older-adults-screening-2016
     September 27, 2014 - Does treatment of early impairment in visual acuity due to uncorrected refractive error, cataracts, or … aids, photorefractive surgery (LASIK, LASEK, PRK), cataract surgery, vitamins and antioxidants, laser therapy … , photodynamic therapy, vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitors KQs 1, 2: Vision screening … with no treatment (including sham injection). … (falls and fractures), and it was clarified that cataract surgery is an included treatment intervention

209. Archived: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/gestational-diabetes-mellitus-screening-2003
     February 01, 2003 - The differences in the timing of screening and the treatments in the study groups make it difficult to … Data on the effects of diet therapy alone for treating GDM are limited. … were small and had other limitations. 39 Randomized trials have shown that adding insulin to diet therapy … related to screening for GDM, including the costs of screening and diagnostic tests, costs of various treatments … Emotional adjustment to diagnosis and intensified treatment of gestational diabetes.

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     December 01, 2003 - Task Force (USPSTF) recommended periodic height and weight measurement.7 Increased obesity prevalence, therapeutic … For comparison with other treatments, we consider counseling for diet, exercise, or some combination, … None showed significantly different weight loss between arms, but all treatments promoted considerable … dislocation, leakage, or slippage (0.4%–8%).100,163–165,167,168,170–172,177,178 Discussion Efficacy of Therapeutic … All obesity therapies carry promise and burden, which must be balanced in clinical decision-making.

211. Aspirin for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2009 - Thus, decisions about aspirin therapy should con- sider the overall risks for coronary heart disease … Thus, decisions about aspirin therapy should consider the overall risk for stroke and gastrointestinal … Treatment The optimum dose of aspirin for preventing cardiovas- cular disease events is not known. … among persons whose risk is sufficiently high for the benefits to outweigh the risks as- sociated with treatment … prevention of stroke in women whose risk is sufficiently high for the benefits to outweigh the harms of treatment

212. Archived: Final Research Plan: Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan105/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening-september-2016
     September 25, 2014 - ‡ Other treatments or combinations Comparisons KQs 1, 4: Screened vs. nonscreened … studies comparing treatment with placebo, no treatment, or another eligible treatment KQs 1, 3 … –5: No comparison; nonconcordant historical controls; comparisons with screening tests or treatments … 9 months, isoniazid twice weekly by directly observed therapy for 6 or 9 months, rifampin daily for … 4 months, or isoniazid plus rifapentine weekly by directly observed therapy for 3 months.

213. Archived: Final Research Plan: Depression in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan15/depression-in-children-and-adolescents-screening
     September 15, 2013 - Does treatment of MDD in children and adolescents identified in primary care improve health and other … norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitors (NDRIs), or complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) treatments … sertraline, citalopram, and escitalopram Psychotherapy interventions: Cognitive-behavioral therapy … Paroxetine SNRIs, NDRIs, other types of off-label pharmacological interventions Other therapy … : CAM Electroconvulsive therapy Other interventions that are not primary

214. Screening for Speech and Language Delay in Preschool Children: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/ecWjjTgXCffjwPyqgNCEpR
     February 01, 2006 - chains of evidence linking such screening (e.g., the 2 accuracy of screening tests, efficacy of treatments … studies reported improvement on a variety of speech and language domains, including clinician-directed treatment … delay, and clinician-directed therapy to improve receptive auditory comprehension. … , parent- directed expressive or receptive therapy, or parent-directed phonology treatment.2 Seven … One good-quality study demonstrated no significant treatment effect for the outcomes of well-being,

215. Archived: Syphilis Infection: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/syphilis-infection-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - Antibiotic therapy with penicillin G benzathine (or tetracycline hydrochloride if neurosyphilis has been … to the fetus of acquiring congenital syphilis. 9 Prenatal antibiotic therapy is effective in preventing … erythromycin, an antibiotic with limited efficacy in preventing congenital syphilis, or if antibiotic therapy … Syphilis tests in diagnostic and therapeutic decision making. … Syphilis tests in diagnostic and therapeutic decision making. In: Sox HC Jr, ed.

216. Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/kQWchAnAnGxbQmpV9Gwo2H
     Treatment and Interventions Treatments for ASD include behavioral, medical, educational, speech/language … , and occupational therapy and complementary and alternative medicine approaches. … Treatments for young children are primarily behavioral interventions, particularly early intensive behavioral

217. ahrq29a - Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2004 - Good Newer treatments have achieved treatment reduce the Well-designed sustained virologic response … with older treatments. Trials were performed in patients referred for treatment. 7b. … Good Common adverse events with intolerance to treatment) Well-designed interferon-based therapy are … Combination therapy (interferon alfa and ribavirin) in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C: a rapid … Clinical Therapeutics. 1994;16(2):334–343. 134. Zarski JP, Leroy V.

218. Archived: Evidence Summary: Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/hepatitis-c-virus-infection-screening-2004
     March 08, 2004 - Combination therapy (interferon alfa and ribavirin) in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C: a rapid … Clinical Therapeutics 1994;16(2):334-43. 134. … interferon + ribavirin) compared with older treatments. … treatment and may not benefit from further therapy. 116 Normalization of aminotransferase levels (biochemical … Presence of HCV RNA at the end of treatment is highly predictive of relapse when therapy is stopped.

219. Vision Screening for Children 1 to 5 Years: Clinical Summary of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
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     Interventions Primary treatment for amblyopia includes the use of corrective lenses, patching, … or atropine therapy of the non-affected eye. … Treatment may also consist of a combination of interventions. … Balance of harms and benefits There is adequate evidence that early treatment of amblyopia in children … There is inadequate evidence that early treatment of amblyopia in children younger than 3 years of age

220. Screening for Skin Cancer: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     Treatment and Interventions Treatment of screen-detected melanoma generally involves excision, with … There are a variety of treatments available for squamous and basal cell carcinoma, including surgical … excision, Mohs micrographic surgery, radiation therapy, curettage and electrodessication, and cryosurgery