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461. Vision Screening in Children Aged 6Months to 5 Years: Evidence Report and Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     September 05, 2017 - for identifying preschool children at higher risk for vision problems and the effectiveness of some treatments … ) and parent (worry about treatment, upset by treatments, arguments about treatment), it did not report … No studies evaluated potential effectiveness of treatments for reducing long­ term amblyopia or for … performance, function­ ing, or quality of life, and no eligible studies evaluated atropine or vision therapy … The therapy of amblyopia: an analysis of the results of amblyopia therapy utilizing the pooled data

462. Evidence Summary: Cardiovascular Disease: Risk Assessment With Nontraditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary--html/cardiovascular-disease-screening-using-nontraditional-risk-assessment
     July 10, 2018 - Given that risk estimates are used to guide preventive therapy such as aspirin and statins, 6 , 8-10 … and appraise updated evidence on the benefits and harms of nontraditional risk factor assessment and therapy … studies for each KQ or methodological and clinical heterogeneity, including differences in outcomes and treatments … thresholds to initiate preventive therapies have been lowered to 7.5% or 10%, and reported NRI will … In the absence of this evidence, studies in which preventive therapies were guided by nontraditional

463. 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.

464. Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2018 - RESULTS Eight RCTs of DAA therapy vs placebo or an outdated antiviral regimen, 48 other treatment studies … d 1 What are the harms of currently recommended antiviral treatments? … in the Supplement).59,61,100 Treatment studies of DAA therapy in adoles- cents were not designed to … What are the harms of currently recommended an- tiviral treatments? … 1 study did not report what type of treatment was ad- ministered (likely primarily interferon-based therapies

465. VitaminD, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     April 17, 2018 - Eligible comparator groups were no treatment, placebo, or lower- or higher-dose vitamin D or calcium … postmenopausal women (50-79 y) recruited from enrollees in either the WHI Dietary Modification or WHI Hormone Therapy … reported subgroup findings by age, sex, or other participant characteristic, such as menopausal hormone therapy … Benefit of infusions with ibandronate treatment in children with osteogenesis imperfecta. … Prevention of femoral and lumbar bone loss with hormone replacement therapy and vitamin D3 in early

466. 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

467. 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

468. 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

469. 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.

470. 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.

471. Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     February 01, 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 lead 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].

472. 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

473. Behavioral and Pharmacotherapy Weight Loss Interventions to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     September 18, 2018 - level version of EQ-5D; EQ-VAS, EuroQol Visual Analogue Scale; FACT-G, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy—General … Orlistat in the long-term treatment of obesity in primary care settings. … Weight loss with naltrexone SR/bupropion SR combination therapy as an adjunct to behavior modification … intensive lifestyle and metformin therapy on cardiovascular disease risk factors in the Diabetes Prevention … Surgical vs medical treatments for type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized clinical trial.

474. 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.

475. Evidence Summary: Pregnant Women: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-pregnant-women1/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-screening
     June 11, 2019 - Main Outcomes and Measures: Mother-to-child transmission; harms of screening and treatment; screening … declined after the widespread adoption of routine prenatal screening, coupled with the use of effective therapies … Effectiveness of Treatment Key Question 4. … Harms of Treatment Key Question 5. … Comparative safety of antiretroviral treatment regimens in pregnancy.

476. 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.

477. 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?

478. Recommendation: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 23, 2022 - underprediction in disadvantaged communities 10 , 11 that could lead to underutilization of preventive therapies … , 31 No study directly compared treatment with statins titrated to attain a target cholesterol level … vs fixed-dose treatment strategies. … Trials that directly compare statin therapy titrated to target lipid levels vs fixed-dose therapy to … Effect of statin treatment vs usual care on primary cardiovascular prevention among older adults: the

479. Archived: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     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. Integrating Evidence-Based Clinical and Community Strategies to Improve Health (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - umassmed.edu. 44 Am J Prev Med 2007;32(3) © 2007 American Journal of Preventive Medicine • Publish nd therapeutic … appropriate clinical preventive services, hrough community-level interventions, and through ppropriate treatment … considered the ssue of reducing tobacco use and have issued recom- endations for its prevention and treatment … programs that identify smok- rs, advise them to quit, and provide brief counseling nd a full range of treatment … community obilization to change local laws and health regula- ions, and (3) comprehensive tobacco treatment