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361. Archived: Final Research Plan: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan102/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening-2016
     May 15, 2014 - Does treatment for asymptomatic adults identified with mild to moderate COPD through screening improve … What are the adverse effects of COPD treatment in this population? … offered to symptomatic patients, oxygen therapy, surgical therapies, lung transplant, pulmonary rehabilitation … these patients will not be considered in the evidence review (i.e., pulmonary rehabilitation, oxygen therapy … , surgical treatment to reduce lung volume, and lung transplantation).

362. 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

363. Screening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/38JVCyPEw7CNrmZN6twpM6
     July 01, 2021 - Treatment or Interventions Chlamydial and gonococcal infections respond to treatment with an- tibiotics … accuracy on anatomical site–specific testing.19,32,33 Because the USPSTF had previously determined that treatments … for these infections are effective and well established, this review did not include a review of treatments … prevalence of asymptomatic infec- tion, the availability of accurate screening tests and effective treatments … Accurate screening tests and effective antibiotic treatments are available for chlamydia and gonorrhea

364. Evidence Summary: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/osteoporosis-screening
     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

365. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Syphilis in Pregnancy (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/syphilis-pregnancy-draft-rec-bulletin.pdf
     December 23, 2024 - It is essential that pregnant people who screen positive receive evidence-based evaluation and treatment … Treatment is safe during pregnancy, and early treatment may prevent babies from developing congenital … “Almost 90% of cases of congenital syphilis could have been prevented with timely testing and treatment

366. Tjdzc7Rzm3Wzcdhfc4Sjhq (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2015 - More evidence is needed to determine the effectiveness of treatments for screen-detected diabetes. … hyperglycemia and no clinical se- quelae) may lead to earlier identification and earlier or more-intensive treatments … Two studies (28–30) that used a 2 × 2 factorial design reported no interaction between treatments and … More evidence is needed to determine the effectiveness of treatments for screen-detected di- abetes. … of life KQ 2: Labeling, anxiety, and false-positive results KQs 4 and 6: Serious side effects from treatments

367. Archived: Final Research Plan: Drug Use, Illicit: Primary Care Interventions for Children and Adolescents | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan18/drug-use-illicit-primary-care-interventions-for-children-and-adolescents-march-2014
     May 15, 2013 - through primary care screening comparable with patients who are included in effective primary care treatment … included in the review Detoxification, medically managed withdrawal, or opioid substitution therapy … (methadone maintenance programs) Maintaining abstinence after substance use treatment for abuse … (pre-existing) social networks (e.g., worksites, churches, schools) Inpatient/residential treatment … began (e.g., death, seizure, cardiovascular event, or other medical issue requiring urgent medical treatment

368. Screening and Interventions for Overweight in Children and Adolescents: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2005 - Behavioral therapy in the treatment of pediatric obesity. … Ten-year outcomes of behavioral family-based treatment for childhood obesity. … A reduced-glycemic load diet in the treatment of adolescent obesity. … Behavior therapy and sibutramine for the treatment of adolescent obesity: a randomized controlled trial … Insurance reimbursement for the treatment of obesity in children.

369. Archived: Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening, July 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-2005
     July 11, 2005 - Behavioral therapy in the treatment of pediatric obesity. … Ten-year outcomes of behavioral family-based treatment for childhood obesity. … A reduced-glycemic load diet in the treatment of adolescent obesity. … Behavior therapy and sibutramine for the treatment of adolescent obesity: a randomized controlled trial … Insurance reimbursement for the treatment of obesity in children.

370. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary50/impaired-visual-acuity-in-older-adults-screening-2009
     July 15, 2009 - For benefits and harms of treatments, quantitative estimates for treatment effects from good-quality … For efficacy of treatments, we reported quantitative estimates for treatment effects from previously … Treatment of age-related macular degeneration with photodynamic therapy (TAP) Study Group. … [PMID: 12365909] Kaiser PK; Treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration with Photodynamic Therapy … [PMID: 1834807] Treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration with Photodynamic Therapy Study Group

371. Archived: Gonorrhea (Including Ocular Prophylaxis in Newborns): Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/gonorrhea-screening-including-ocular-prophylaxis-newborns-1996
     January 01, 1996 - detection are based largely on indirect evidence: the effectiveness of antibiotic treatment and the … substantial prevalence of asymptomatic infection, the availability of accurate screening tests and effective treatments … should include treatment for co-infection with chlamydia and treatment of sex partners. 9 All sexually … Epidemiology and treatment of oropharyngeal gonorrhea. … Prophylaxis and treatment of neonatal gonococcal infections.

372. Recommendation: Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening
     February 02, 2021 - Treatment Medical and surgical options are available for treatment of carotid artery stenosis. … In general, treatment of asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis is directed at systemic atherosclerotic … compared with best medical therapy alone were mixed. … Kolos I, Troitskiy A, Balakhonova T, et al; Aggressive Medical Treatment Evaluation for Asymptomatic … The overall magnitude of harms of screening for and treatment of asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis

373. 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

374. Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     Treatment Patients with large AAAs (≥5.5 cm) are referred for open surgical repair or endovascular … Early open surgery for the treatment of smaller AAAs does not reduce AAA-specific or all-cause mortality … Short-term treatment with antibiotics or β-blockers does not appear to reduce AAA growth.

375. Recommendation: Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening
     July 18, 2023 - The USPSTF is calling for more long-term data on the effectiveness of screening for and treatment of … Treatment interventions to lower lipid levels generally include lifestyle modification (eg, changes … USPSTF reviewed 22 fair- to good-quality trials (n = 2257) examining the effectiveness of lipid-lowering treatments … good-quality trials (n = 1008) examining the effectiveness of various nonpharmacologic lipid-lowering treatments … Long-term data on the harms of screening and treatment.

376. 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.

377. Archived: Abnormal Blood Glucose and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/diabetes-mellitus-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - versus conventional treatment. … alone or no intervention. 96 Since treatment was not randomly assigned, factors other than treatment … Although treatment of GDM can reduce macrosomia, the impact of widespread screening and treatment on … The potential diabetic and her treatment in pregnancy. … Relation of the course of retinopathy to control of diabetes, age, and therapeutic agents in diabetic

378. Archived: High Blood Cholesterol and Other Lipid Abnormalities: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/high-cholesterol-other-lipid-abnormalities-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - of studies enrolling persons with angina or prior myocardial infarction (MI), cholesterol-lowering treatments … counseling and follow-up, 101 , 104 lower cholesterol levels at baseline, 101 or adverse effects of other therapies … The assumption that early treatment is more effective than treatment begun later in life 57 rests on … Adults (Adult Treatment Panel II). … Nutrient adequacy of pediatric office-based dietary therapy of hyperlipidemia.

379. Archived: Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) in Adults: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/diabetes-mellitus-type-2-in-adults-screening-2003
     February 04, 2003 - Chronic Renal Failure Three treatments have been examined to reduce the incidence of CRF among diabetics … Cardiovascular Disease Four treatments to reduce the incidence of CVD events among patients with diabetes … Treatments for diabetes are relatively safe. … Aspirin therapy in diabetes. Diabetes Care . 1997;20:1767–71. 51. … Aspirin therapy in diabetes.  Diabetes Care 2000;23:S61–S62. 52.

380. Draft Research Plan: Breast Cancer: Medication to Reduce Risk | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/breast-cancer-medication-use-reduce-risk
     December 28, 2023 - Exclude Aim The use of medications to prevent primary breast cancer Use of medications for treatment … or prevention of other outcomes (e.g., breast cancer reoccurrence, treatment of osteoporosis) … prevention of primary breast cancer or unavailable in the United States Comparisons Placebo, no treatment