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461. Interventions for High Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2023 - The USPSTF reviewed evidence on interventions (behavioral counseling and pharmaco- therapy) for weight … It also recommends comprehensive treatment of high BMI with im- proved nutrition, physical activity, … behavioral therapy, and consid- eration of pharmacotherapy according to US Food and Drug Admin- istration … Clinical practice guideline for the evaluation and treatment of children and adolescents with obesity … Clinical Practice Guideline for Multicomponent Behavioral Treatment of Obesity and Overweight in Children

462. Archived: Dementia in Older Adults: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - before patients are severely impaired: reversible causes of dementia may be identified and treated, treatments … cognitive function in previous trials, but does not produce important clinical benefits. 53 , 57 Other therapies … of hypertension, smoking cessation, aspirin therapy). 59 The effect of these measures on progression … In the absence of more effective treatments to improve prognosis in patients with dementia, however, … Psychopharmacological treatment of elderly demented patients.

463. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening-february-2005
     February 15, 2005 - Major treatment harms include an operative mortality rate of 2% to 6% and significant risk for major … To evaluate the potential harms associated with AAA screening and treatment (key questions 2 and 4), … Treatment is associated with significant risks for operative death and complications. … Effect of antihypertensive drug treatment on cardiovascular outcomes in women and men. … The "Screening" arrow branches to 2 arrows under the heading "Treatment."

464. Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: A Systematic Evidence Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     February 11, 2025 - primary rationale for screening for osteoporosis is to identify persons who would benefit from pharmaco- therapy … Optimal fracture prediction thresholds for therapy onset, established from FRAX and Garvan algorithms … Change in Trabecular Bone Score (TBS) with antiresorptive therapy does not predict fracture in women: … Fracture risk and zoledronic acid therapy in men with osteoporosis. … Alendronate prevents loss of bone density associated with discontinuation of hormone replacement therapy

465. Prostate-Specific Antigen–Based Screening for Prostate Cancer: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     May 08, 2018 - systematically review evidence on prostate-specific antigen (PSA)–based prostate cancer screening, treatments … , radiation therapy, androgen deprivation therapy, cryotherapy, or high-intensity focused ultrasound) … Because few studies were found for treatments other than radical prostatectomy and radiation therapy, … Ultrasonography Radiation therapy Active surveillance Watchful waiting Treatment approaches Key … treated with radiation therapy for prostate cancer.

466. Evidence Summary: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 14, 2025 - Optimal fracture prediction thresholds for therapy onset, established from FRAX and Garvan algorithms … Change in Trabecular Bone Score (TBS) with antiresorptive therapy does not predict fracture in women: … Fracture risk and zoledronic acid therapy in men with osteoporosis. … Alendronate prevents loss of bone density associated with discontinuation of hormone replacement therapy … Combination therapy with hormone replacement and alendronate for prevention of bone loss in elderly women

467. Archived: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/sexually-transmitted-infections-behavioral-counseling-september-2014
     September 22, 2014 - of Counseling to Change Outcomes and Behavior In adolescents, 7 trials 2 , 3 , 14–18 with 8 treatment … The USPSTF evaluated variations in treatment effect for different population characteristics. … The revised recommendation provides more information about treatment factors other than intensity and … Implementing rapid HIV testing with or without risk-reduction counseling in drug treatment centers: results … In: Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 2010.

468. Evidence Summary: Ovarian Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 13, 2018 - tubal, and peritoneal cancers. 13 , 14 This definition recognizes that the clinical presentation and treatment … with these observed stage shifts, these comparisons are relevant because of clinical differences in treatment … strategies between stage I and higher-stage ovarian cancer (ie, need for adjuvant radiation therapy) … ; treatment outcomes in the UKCTOCS trial have not yet been published. … These trial comparisons summarize the net effect of screening, detection, and treatment 6 and are considered

469. Archived: Final Research Plan: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 22, 2015 - ) Surgery (e.g., cataract extraction, pacemaker placement, podiatry surgery) Fluid or nutrition therapy … In terms of included interventions, the USPSTF clarified that vision and hearing screening and treatment

470. Evidence Summary: Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 17, 2018 - Eligible comparator groups were no treatment, placebo, or lower- or higher-dose vitamin D or calcium … reported subgroup findings by age, sex, or other participant characteristic, such as menopausal hormone therapy … Benefit of infusion with ibandronate treatment in children with osteogenesis imperfecta. … Prevention of femoral and lumbar bone loss with hormone replacement therapy and vitamin D 3 in early … postmenopausal women (50-79 y) recruited from enrollees in either the WHI Dietary Modification or WHI Hormone Therapy

471. Archived: Evidence Summary: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/falls-prevention-in-older-adults-interventions-2018
     April 17, 2018 - , medication review, dietary supplements (eg, vitamin D), environment modifications, and behavioral therapy … Certain intervention types (surgery, fluid or nutrition therapy, management of urinary incontinence, … Multifactorial interventions, which include risk-based, customized referrals and treatments, appear to … The interventions offered in the included exercise trials are different from typical physical therapy … An occupational therapy fall reduction home visit program for community-dwelling older adults in Hong

472. Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes: An Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2016 - For each included study, one investigator extracted information about design, population, tests or treatments … .11 To do this, we qualita- tively assessed the similarities and differences in populations, tests, treatments … c Randomized trial of acyclovir (for HSV-2 suppressive therapy) to reduce HIV-1 transmission. … Sexually Transmitted Infections: Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment. … Oral antiviral therapy for prevention of genital herpes outbreaks in immunocompetent and nonpregnant

473. Archived: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening-february-2005
     February 15, 2005 - There is also good evidence of important harms of screening and early treatment, including an increased … There is good evidence that screening and early treatment leads to important harms, including an increased … There is good evidence that screening and early treatment result in important harms, including an increased … atherosclerotic disease; the prevalence and natural history of AAA in women; the efficacy of screening and treatment … Abdominal aortic aneurysm: screening and treatment. [Dutch].

474. Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: A Best-Evidence Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2005 - To evaluate the potential harms associated with AAA screening and treatment (key questions 2 and 4), … Kingdom Kingdom Kingdom Age, y 65–74 65–83 65–73 65–80 65–80 Total patients randomly assigned to treatment … In MASS, for example, those attending screening may have benefited from improved treatment of hypertension … Treatment is associated with significant risks for operative death and complications. … Effect of antihypertensive drug treatment on cardiovascular outcomes in women and men.

475. Screening for Gonorrhea: Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2005 - recommendations by the CDC were published in 2002.41 Approved treatments for uncomplicated gonococcal … decline in safe sex practices, and associations with the availability of highly active antiretroviral therapy … What are the adverse effects of treatment? … Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines 2002. … What are the adverse effects of treatment?

476. Archived: Final Research Plan: Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Known Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan154/healthful-diet-and-physical-activity-for-cardiovascular-disease-prevention-in-adults-without-known-risk-factors-behavioral-counseling-july-2017
     May 14, 2015 - prevention of CVD Secondary or tertiary prevention of CVD Weight loss * Cancer prevention or treatment

477. Evidence Summary: Aspirin Use to Prevent Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity and Mortality: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/low-dose-aspirin-use-for-the-prevention-of-morbidity-and-mortality-from-preeclampsia-preventive-medication
     September 28, 2021 - Studies limited to persons seeking fertility treatments were not included. … The gestational age at which aspirin therapy was initiated across the trials varied substantially, with … For individuals at increased risk of preeclampsia, daily low-dose aspirin therapy was associated with … Low-dose aspirin therapy to prevent preeclampsia. … Pre-eclampsia: screening and aspirin therapy for prevention of pre-eclampsia.

478. Recommendation: Breast Cancer: Medication Use to Reduce Risk | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 03, 2019 - breast cancer susceptibility 1 and 2 genes ( BRCA1/2 ) and women with a history of chest radiation therapy … in the extended treatment period may have received tamoxifen or raloxifene during the initial treatment … Toxicity of extended adjuvant therapy with aromatase inhibitors in early breast cancer: a systematic … Use of the Gail model and breast cancer preventive therapy among three primary care specialties. … A phase-III prevention trial of low-dose tamoxifen in postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy users

479. Archived: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - Effectiveness of Early Therapy in Asymptomatic Adults Antiretroviral medications (e.g., zidovudine … year of life. 107 Studies are currently under way to evaluate the benefit of different antiretroviral therapies … Antiretroviral therapy for adult HIV-infected patients. JAMA . 1993;270:2583–2589. [ PubMed ] 75. … Early or deferred zidovudine therapy in HIV-infected patients without an AIDS-defining illness. … Combination therapy: more effective control of HIV type 1?

480. Archived: Final Recommendation Statement: Intimate Partner Violence and Elderly Abuse: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 08, 2004 - receive proper documentation of the incident and physical findings (e.g., photographs, body maps); treatment … American Medical Association Diagnostic and Treatment Guidelines on Child Sexual Abuse. … American Medical Association Diagnostic and Treatment Guidelines on Child Physical Abuse and Neglect. … Diagnostic and Treatment Guidelines on Elder Abuse and Neglect.