USPSTF/PPIP-Related Articles, July 25, 2014

Current Urology Reports
Cooperberg MR. Implications of the new AUA guidelines on prostate cancer detection in the U.S. Curr Urol Rep 2014 Jul; 15(7):420. [Discusses USPSTF recommendations on screening for prostate cancer (Moyer et al., Ann Intern Med, 2012) and associated evidence review (Chou et al., Ann Intern Med, 2011).] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Thoracic Imaging
Boiselle PM, Chiles C, Patz E, Tammemagi M, Wood DE. Expert opinion: United States Preventive Services Task Force recommendation on screening for lung cancer. J Thorac Imaging 2014 Jul; 29(4):197. [Presents comments on USPSTF recommendations on screening for lung cancer.]

Journal of Women’s Health
Kling JM, Clarke BL, Sandhu NP. Osteoporosis prevention, screening, and treatment: a review. J Womens Health 2014 Jul; 23(7):563-72. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for osteoporosis (USPSTF, Ann Intern Med, 2011) and USPSTF recommendation statement, Vitamin D and Calcium Supplementation to Prevent Fractures, 2013, as published on the USPSTF Web site.] Select to access the abstract.

Hasnain M, Menon U, Ferrans CE, Szalacha L. Breast cancer screening practices among first-generation immigrant Muslim women. J Womens Health 2014 Jul; 23(7):602-12. [Cites USPSTF draft research plan, Screening for Breast Cancer: Systematic Evidence Review Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, 2013, as published on the USPSTF Web site.] Select to access the abstract.

Kransdorf LN, Kling JM, Mayer AP. Treatment of gonococcal infection: when one drug is not enough. J Womens Health 2014 Jul; 23(7):627. [Cites AHRQ-authored article by Meyers et al. (Am Fam Physician, 2008) on USPSTF recommendations for STI screening.]

Managed Care
Worley S. Is the USPSTF right about early screening for cognitive impairment? Manag Care 2014 Jun; 23(6):38-42. [Discusses USPSTF recommendations on screening for cognitive impairment (Moyer et al., Ann Intern Med, 2014).]

Medical Economics
Antico SR, Colongeli CM. Protecting against liability when ordering screening tests. Med Econ 2014 Jul 25; 91(14):30-31. [Mentions USPSTF screening recommendations.]

Pain Physician
Chang-Chien GC, Knezevic NN, McCormick Z, Chu SK, Trescot AM, Candido KD. Transforaminal versus interlaminar approaches to epidural steroid injections: a systematic review of comparative studies for lumbosacral radicular pain. Pain Physician 2014 Jul-Aug; 17(4):E509-24. [Uses the USPSTF’s level of evidence classification system, citing USPSTF-sponsored article by Berg and Allan (Am J Prev Med, 2001).] Select to access the abstract.

Pakistan Journal of Medical Research
Taseer IU, Rao SI, Razzaq A, Safdar S, Mirbahar A. Transmission of anti-HCV from mother to infant and its natural course. Pak J Med Res 2014 Apr-Jun; 53(2):21-24. [Cites USPSTF-sponsored evidence review by Cottrell et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2013) on reducing risk for mother to infant transmission of hepatitis C virus.]

Texas Dental Journal
Edwards PC. Oral cancer screening for asymptomatic adults: do the United States Preventive Services Task Force draft guidelines miss the proverbial forest for the trees? Tex Dent J 2014 May; 131(5):360-5. [Discusses USPSTF draft recommendations on screening for oral cancer, citing USPSTF recommendation statement,  Screening for Oral Cancer, 2004.]

Violence Against Women
Dagher RK, Garza MA, Kozhimannil KB. Policymaking under uncertainty: routine screening for intimate partner violence. Violence Against Women 2014 Jul 10; 20(6):730-749. [Discusses past and current USPSTF recommendations on screening for intimate partner violence, citing USPSTF 2004 recommendations on screening for family and intimate partner violence and associated evidence review (both in Ann Intern Med, 2004) and USPSTF recommendation statement, Screening for Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse of Elderly and Vulnerable Adults, 2012, and associated evidence review by Nelson et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2012).] Select to access the abstract.

Also refer to article by Horner-Johnson et al. (Disabil Health J, 2014) cited in Research by Others Using AHRQ Data or Products.

Pharmacy Times
Clinical considerations for SAM-e use in helping to support a health mood. Pharm Times 2014 Jun; online. [Cites AHRQ Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine for Treatment of Depression, Osteoarthritis, and Liver Disease, 2002, as published on NLM’s Bookshelf Web site.]

Also refer to articles by Losina et al. (Arthritis Care Res, 2014) and Allen et al. (Birth, 2013) cited in Research by Others Using AHRQ Data or Products.