USPSTF Doesn't Recommend Using Nontraditional Risk Factors for CHD Risk
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The task force finds the evidence to be insufficient to make a recommendation.
By Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
December 3, 2009
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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force., Ann Intern Med 2009 Oct 6; 151:474
Buckley DI et al., Ann Intern Med 2009 Oct 6; 151:483
Helfand M et al., Ann Intern Med 2009 Oct 6; 151:496
Primary Care for HIV-Positive Patients
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All the usual benchmarks apply to care of HIV-positive patients.
By Abigail Zuger, MD
September 17, 2009
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Aberg JA et al., Clin Infect Dis 2009 Sep 1; 49:651
USPSTF: Updated Recommendation for Vision Screening in Older Adults
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The task force now finds the evidence to be insufficient.
By Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
July 30, 2009
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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force., Ann Intern Med 2009 Jul 7; 151:37
Chou R et al., Ann Intern Med 2009 Jul 7; 151:44
USPSTF: Updated Recommendation for Folic Acid to Prevent Neural Tube Defects
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The task force highly recommends that all women of childbearing age take folic acid supplements.
By Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
June 9, 2009
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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force., Ann Intern Med 2009 May 5; 150:626
Wolff T et al., Ann Intern Med 2009 May 5; 150:632
USPSTF Reaffirms Recommendations to Screen for Tobacco Use and to Intervene
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For adults (and pregnant women especially) the benefits of smoking-cessation counseling far outweigh any harms.
USPSTF: Screening Children and Adolescents for Depression
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The task force recommends screening for adolescents when follow-up is available, but data are still sparse on whether screening benefits children.
By Howard Bauchner, MD
April 21, 2009
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US Preventive Services Task Force., Pediatrics 2009 Apr; 123:1223
USPSTF Recommends Aspirin to Prevent MI in Men, Stroke in Women
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The task force revised its 2002 recommendations, primarily based on new data for women.
By Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
April 14, 2009
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Wolff T et al., Ann Intern Med 2009 Mar 17; 150:405
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force., Ann Intern Med 2009 Mar 17; 150:396
NIH Consensus Statement on Management of Patients with Hepatitis B Infections
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Despite inconclusive evidence, an expert panel recommends treatment for some patients.
USPSTF: Evidence Is Insufficient to Recommend Skin Cancer Screening
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The task force recognizes clinicians’ frustration with lack of guidance by the USPSTF when evidence is insufficient.
By Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
February 17, 2009
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Wolff T et al., Ann Intern Med 2009 Feb 3; 150:194
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force., Ann Intern Med 2009 Feb 3; 150:188
Petitti DB et al., Ann Intern Med 2009 Feb 3; 150:199
Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule: ACIP Practice Guideline
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No new vaccines, but a few new recommendations and clarifications
By Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
February 10, 2009
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Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices., Ann Intern Med 2009 Jan 6; 150:40
Poland GA and Schaffner W., Ann Intern Med 2009 Jan 6; 150:53
