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301. Archived: Final Research Plan: Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children Age 5 and Younger: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan35/speech-and-language-delay-and-disorders-in-children-age-5-and-younger-screening-july-2015
     November 15, 2013 - screening instruments that do not have a separate component for speech and/or language skills Treatment … language impairments that are appropriate for use in children younger than age 6 years All therapeutic … Therapists may be speech-language pathologists or other clinicians, parents, or teachers Therapeutic … Diagnostic procedures administered to children older than age 6 years Therapeutic … length of time until outcome measurement Single-group design with no comparator Treatment

302. Recommendation: Cardiovascular Disease: Risk Assessment With Nontraditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 10, 2018 - Treatments and Interventions Asymptomatic adults at increased risk for CVD are usually treated with … Two RCTs (total N = 4626) compared using the ABI to guide decisions to start aspirin therapy vs usual … the effect of screening with CAC score on risk perception, adherence to medication, and behavioral therapies … Some comments also expressed belief that CAC score testing leads to better adherence to preventive therapies … It recommends judicious use of secondary testing among patients for whom the need for statin therapy

303. JAMA (pdf file)
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     June 12, 2020 - Photody- namic therapy, a treatment combining verteporfin (a photoreac- tive agent) and low-level laser … associated with increased risk of most serious adverse events.13 Laser photocoagulation and photodynamic therapy … that re- fractive correction (through corrective lens or surgery) and cataract surgery are effective treatments … participants with intermediate AMD or advanced AMD in 1 eye (OR, 0.73 [99% CI, 0.54-0.99]).13 Other potential therapies … Photodynamic therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration.

304. Archived: Alcohol Misuse: Screening and Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/alcohol-misuse-screening-and-counseling-2004
     April 06, 2004 - dependence because the benefits of these interventions are well established and referral or specialty treatment … arrange follow-up support and repeated counseling, including referring dependent drinkers for specialty treatment

305. Nfp93-Hva3Bvxkvkbsttgm (pdf file)
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     infection clinics, emergency departments, labor and delivery, community settings linked to treatment

306. Zyao53-Sqrb6Ozzkzdmjjt (pdf file)
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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.

307. 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.

308. Integrating Evidence-Based Clinical and Community Strategies to Improve Health | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 12, 2021 - M.P.H. h The authors of this article are responsible for its contents, including any clinical or treatment … preventable burden of disease, that is, the amount of disease that could be averted if preventive and therapeutic … the ecologic model. 13 , 14  When intervention strategies are available at each level of influence, treatment … Comprehensive tobacco treatment programs based in clinics and community settings modeled after CDC and … Although funding for the MTCP program was withdrawn in 2002, a special tobacco treatment program, QuitWorks

309. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Genital Herpes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review55/genital-herpes-screening-2005
     March 15, 2005 - Mortality is high despite treatment with antiviral therapy. … treatment of genital HSV. … Antiviral treatment. … There is limited evidence on the safety of antiviral treatments during pregnancy. … Safety profiles for all treatments were comparable.

310. Screening for Genital Herpes Simplex: A Brief Update (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2005 - Mortality is high despite treatment with antiviral therapy. … treatment of genital HSV. … Safety profiles for all treatments were comparable. Good Table 2. … rate of cesarean delivery was 8.4% in treatment group (Group 1), 16.5% in no treatment group (Group … There is limited evidence on the safety of antiviral treatments during pregnancy.

311. Screening for Prostate Cancer: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2008 - for signs of disease progression), radical prostatectomy, external-beam radiation therapy, and brachytherapy … (or radioactive seed implantation therapy) (6). … Randomized, controlled trials comparing prostate can- cer treatments with watchful waiting have enrolled … Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer. … localized prostate cancer include w atchful w aiting, active surveillance, surgery, and radiation therapy

312. Evidence Gaps Research Taxonomy Table: Research Gaps for Screening for Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2001 - Studies on the potential harms of screening and treatment such as labeling, parent anxiety, or burden

313. Recommendation: Unhealthy Drug Use: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 09, 2020 - with various psychosocial interventions that usually involve multiple sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy … interventions, contingency management, relapse prevention, community reinforcement, family behavioral therapy … , 12-step facilitation therapy, or other behavioral approaches. … Intensive interventions commonly used face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing … /behavioral-therapies 19.

314. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2016 - Treatment Several types of treatment are effective for improving visual acu- ity. … Treatments include corrective lenses for refractive error; surgical removal of cataracts; laser photocoagulation … Effective treatments are available for uncorrected refractive error, cataracts, and AMD. … The overall harms are small; however, many of the treatments carry a small risk of se- rious complications … Photodynamic therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration.

315. Final Recommendation Statement: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 21, 2018 - High-grade cervical lesions may be treated with excisional and ablative therapies. … Treatment of precancerous lesions is less invasive than treatment of cancer. 2 Race/Ethnicity, Geography … Harms of Treatment The harms of treatment include risks from the treatment procedure and the potential … Evidence from observational studies indicates that certain treatments for precancerous lesions (eg, cold-knife … concern because it confers no benefit and leads to unnecessary surveillance, diagnostic tests, and treatments

316. Archived: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/syphilis-infection-in-nonpregnant-adults-and-adolescents-june-2016
     June 07, 2016 - Benefits of Early Detection and Treatment The USPSTF found convincing evidence that treatment with … headache, myalgia, and other symptoms), which may occur within the first 24 hours after any syphilis therapy … Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 2015. … Epidemiologic treatment of contacts to infectious syphilis. … Therapy for incubating syphilis. Effectiveness of gonorrhea treatment.

317. Screening for Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: USPSTF Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 24, 2023 - reaction from treatment with antibiotic medications. … longer duration of treatment. … Harms of Screening and Treatment Potential harms of screening for and treatment of syphilis infection … harms, 1 small study (n = 39) reported that 5.1% of patients receiving penicillin therapy experienced … Sexually transmitted infections treatment guidelines, 2021.

318. Archived: Evidence Summary: Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-latent-tuberculosis/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening-september-2016
     September 06, 2016 - For each included study, one investigator extracted information about design, population, tests or treatments … were assessed. 12 To do this, the populations, similarities and differences in screening tests or treatments … The combination therapy was found to be noninferior to isoniazid-only treatment. … Limited usefulness of QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube for monitoring anti-tuberculosis therapy. … Adverse events with 4 months of rifampin therapy or 9 months of isoniazid therapy for latent tuberculosis

319. Screening for Chlamydial Infection: An Evidence Update (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2007 - There is fair evidence that screening pregnant women can identify chlamydial infection and that treatment … In addition, the investigators could not include outpatient treatment for PID or other sequelae. … 99 95 90 Total positive 109 189 545 990 Positive predictive value, % 8.25 47.6 82.3 90.9 Effect of therapy … Adherence to azithromycin therapy 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 C. trachomatis infection treated‡ 7.2 72 360 720 … C. trachomatis infection cured with treatment 0.96 0.96 0.96 0.96 Cases of C. trachomatis infection

320. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Chlamydial Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary14/chlamydial-infection-screening-2007
     June 15, 2007 - There is fair evidence that screening pregnant women can identify chlamydial infection and that treatment … In addition, the investigators could not include outpatient treatment for PID or other sequelae. … 109 189 545 990 Positive predictive value, % 8.25 47.6 82.3 90.9 Effect of therapy … Adherence to azithromycin therapy 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 C. trachomatis infection treated … c 7.2 72 360 720 C. trachomatis infection cured with treatment 0.96 0.96 0.96