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241. 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 - For this update, the USPSTF reviewed new evidence on the effectiveness of treatments in HIV-infected … Deaths occurred more frequently in the standard treatment group than in the early treatment group (6% … Prevention of HIV-1 infection with early antiretroviral therapy. … Common adverse effects of antiretroviral therapy for HIV disease. … Combination antiretroviral therapy and the risk of myocardial infarction.

242. Archived: Lipid Disorders in Adults (Cholesterol, Dyslipidemia): Screening, 2001 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lipid-disorders-in-adults-cholesterol-dyslipidemia-screening-2001
     March 14, 2014 - 5 years of initiating therapy. … Drug therapy is usually more effective than diet alone, but choice of treatment should consider overall … Although diet therapy is an appropriate initial therapy for most patients, a minority achieve substantial … reductions in lipid levels from diet alone; drugs are frequently needed to achieve therapeutic goals … Long-term adherence to therapies should be emphasized.

243. Archived: Prostate Cancer: Screening, 2008 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/prostate-cancer-screening-2008
     August 05, 2008 - for localized prostate cancer include watchful waiting, active surveillance, surgery, and radiation therapy … for signs of disease progression), radical prostatectomy, external-beam radiation therapy, and brachytherapy … (or radioactive seed implantation therapy). 6 If treatment for prostate cancer detected by screening … Randomized, controlled trials comparing prostate cancer treatments with watchful waiting have enrolled … Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer.

244. Screening for Breast Cancer (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Fbj5RkuC7VEsKFULEsfwUg
     January 01, 2016 - Treatments for breast cancer include surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, or hormonal treatment.

245. Recommendation: Oral Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/oral-cancer-screening
     November 15, 2013 - Treatment Suspected oral cancer or its precursors detected on examination require confirmation by tissue … Treatment for screen-detected oral cancer includes surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. … cancer and treatment of screen-detected oral cancer improves morbidity or mortality. … Harms of Detection and Early Treatment The USPSTF found inadequate evidence on the harms of screening … More evidence is needed to address effective screening strategies, treatment, and primary prevention.

246. Screening for Visual Impairment in Children Younger than Age 5 Years - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/thMRXgCVQmNUsYo6dmXEc3
     May 01, 2004 - These treatments include surgery for strabismus and cataracts; use of glasses, contact lenses, or refractive … surgery treatments to correct refractive error; and visual training, patching, or atropine therapy of … and temporary loss of visual acuity of the nonamblyopic eye, which resolves weeks after completion of therapy … Efficacy and stability of amblyopia therapy. Optom Vis Sci. 1992;69:747–754. 31. … Results of amblyopia therapy in eyes with unilateral structural abnormalities.

247. Final Research Plan: Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/unhealthy-alcohol-use-in-adolescents-and-adults-screening-and-behavioral-counseling-interventions
     October 20, 2016 - not generalizable to primary care (e.g., psychiatric inpatients, persons who are court-mandated to treatment … Counseling interventions can vary in their approach (e.g., 12-step program, cognitive behavioral therapy … , motivational enhancement therapy), specific strategies (e.g., action plans, diaries), delivery method … including: primary care clinics; prenatal clinics; obstetrics/gynecology clinics; specialty medical treatment … freshmen) Screening that takes place in: Behavioral/mental health clinic Substance abuse treatment

248. Evidence Summary: High Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening
     June 18, 2024 - Two trials of interpersonal therapy with limited counseling to change diet and physical activity found … Family-based treatment of severe pediatric obesity: randomized, controlled trial. … Phentermine/topiramate for the treatment of adolescent obesity. … Pediatric Obesity: Etiology, Pathogenesis and Treatment . Humana Press; 2018: 695-713. 91. … Family-based obesity treatment, then and now: twenty-five years of pediatric obesity treatment.

249. Evidence Summary: Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening
     May 02, 2023 - persons in the isoniazid-only group, and combination therapy was found to be noninferior. … isoniazid and 1.1% for rifampin. 131 Meta-analysis found no statistically significant difference between treatments … It is unclear whether changes in the prevalence of tuberculosis (which has decreased), treatments for … noninferiority, improved adherence, and lower risk of hepatotoxicity for current, CDC-preferred LTBI treatments … Adverse events with 4 months of rifampin therapy or 9 months of isoniazid therapy for latent tuberculosis

250. PII: S0749-3797(01)00266-5 (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/aJ-xmGLsKqLQbQsBqodKZ5
     January 01, 2001 - 5 years of initiating therapy. … Drug therapy is usually more effective than diet alone, but choice of treatment should consider overall … Lipid- lowering treatments should be accompanied by inter- ventions addressing all modifiable risk factors … Long-term adherence to therapies should be emphasized. … Screen- ing could subject some low-risk people to the inconve- nience and expense of treatments that

251. Recommendation: Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/screening-depression-suicide-risk-children-adolescents
     October 11, 2022 - Treatment or Interventions Treatment options for MDD in children and adolescents include pharmacotherapy … demonstrate higher rates of suicidal ideation and attempts compared with heterosexual adolescents. 29 Treatments … However, it is unclear how effective these therapies are in reducing suicide attempts in children and … Fluoxetine, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and their combination for adolescents with depression: Treatment … Evidence-based psychosocial treatments for child and adolescent depression.

252. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Evidence Update for the USPTF Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/fNXdu3HGvWE-ovsuhNeANW
     April 01, 2012 - the USPSTF also found fair evidence that the potential impact on mortality of early detection and treatment … knowledge that is key to making the case for screening remains the uncertain ability to offer effective treatment … Ovarian Low Malignant Potential Tumors Treatment (PDQ Summary): Health Professional Version. … Accessed at http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/ovarian-low-malignant- potential/HealthProfessional … /ovarian-low-malignant-potential/HealthProfessional http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/

253. Vision Screening for Children 1 to 5 Years of Age: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/AkQC-rTVEsusNWG_TmWWtd
     February 01, 2011 - Treatment Primary treatment for amblyopia includes the use of corrective lenses, patching, or atropine … treatment of the nonaffected eye. … referrals because of false- positive screening results, and unnec- essary use of corrective lenses or treatments … Task Force Five fair-quality trials with children �3 years of age demonstrated that some amblyopia treatments … patching or atropine treat- ment regimens.1 Evidence on adverse psychosocial ef- fects of amblyopia treatments

254. Final Recommendation Statement: Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/autism-spectrum-disorder-in-young-children-screening
     February 16, 2016 - Treatments and Interventions Treatments for ASD include behavioral, medical, educational, speech/language … , and occupational therapy and complementary and alternative medicine approaches. … Other treatments for ASD are less well studied and were not included in this review. … Treatment could be compared with a wait-list control, less intense treatment, or an alternative treatment … and treatment.

255. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review40/gonorrhea-screening-2005
     May 15, 2005 - recommendations by the CDC were published in 2002. 41 Approved treatments for uncomplicated gonococcal … What are the adverse effects of treatment? … decline in safe sex practices, and associations with the availability of highly active antiretroviral therapy … What are the adverse effects of treatment? … What are the adverse effects of treatment?

256. Health Equity Framework for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2023-12/health-equity-framework-report.pdf
     January 01, 2023 - disparities in morbidity and mortality, which can be described in Detection/Screening or Intervention/Treatment … of a condition), which can be described in Intervention/Treatment or Current Clinical Practice sections … In general, stratified analyses and meta-regression, which provide information on how treatment effect … Prevention and Treatment of HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections for Sex Workers in Low- and … in morbidity/mortality from condition X Include in “Detection/Screening” and “Intervention/Treatment

257. Aspirin for the Prevention of Cancer Incidence and Mortality: Systematic Evidence Reviews for the USPSTF (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Njxn2r3qtWKdBf2_VhS2Aw
     April 01, 2016 - secondary prevention trials, 20- year CRC mortality was reduced among persons assigned to as- pirin therapy … Evidence from CVD primary and secondary preven- tion studies suggested that aspirin therapy reduces CRC … Effects of aspirin therapy on total cancer incidence within 10 years of initiation were generally small … Cuzick and colleagues used a modeling approach to conclude that the benefits of initiating therapy with … Evidence from primary and secondary prevention studies sug- gests that aspirin therapy reduces the risk

258. Procedure Manual Appendix I. Congressional Mandate Establishing the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-i
     April 01, 2019 - Nothing in the amendment made by paragraph (1) shall be construed to affect the coverage of diagnostic or treatment

259. Evidence Summary: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-in-pregnant-women-screening
     July 23, 2019 - important because known risk factors are present in only 35% to 65% of HBV-positive pregnant women Treatment … administration) exist for preventing perinatal transmission and sequelae Screening: No new evidence Treatment … Harms Screening: Highly accurate test, low false-positive rate, no serious harms reported Treatment … maternal HBV status; HBIG harms not reported Screening: No new studies of screening were identified Treatment

260. Archived: Final Research Plan: Folic Acid for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan108/folic-acid-for-the-prevention-of-neural-tube-defects-preventive-medication-january-2017
     October 16, 2014 - Do the benefits of folic acid supplementation differ by dosage, timing, or duration of therapy? … Do the harms of folic acid supplementation differ by dosage, timing, or duration of therapy? … , obesity, poorly controlled diabetes, seizure medications, methotrexate or other folate antagonist therapies … folic acid for the prevention of harms only Comparisons KQs 1a, 1b, 2a: Placebo or no treatment … e.g., multivitamins) Outcomes Neonatal outcomes: Neural tube defects Harms from treatment