U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)-Related Articles, March 6, 2015

American Family Physician
Herzstein J, Ebell M. Improving quality by doing less: overtreatment. Am Fam Physician 2015 Mar 1; 91(5):289-91. [Authors are members of the USPSTF.] Select to access the abstract.

Ebell MH. Lung cancer screening is cost effective, but only if done correctly. Am Fam Physician 2015 Mar 1; 91(5):328. Reviews USPSTF recommendations on screening for lung cancer.] Select to access the abstract.

American Journal of Medicine
Ruff AL, Teng K, Hu B, et al. Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms in outpatient primary care clinics. Am J Med 2015 Mar; 128(3):283-8. [Uses criteria from USPSTF recommendations on screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms (Ann Intern Med, 2005).] Select to access the abstract.

Annals of Internal Medicine
Vijan S. In the clinic. Type 2 diabetes. Ann Intern Med 2015 Mar 3; 162(5):ITC1-16. [Mentions USPSTF draft recommendations on screening for diabetes, AHRQ's National Guideline Clearinghouse^TM (NGC) as an information source, and AHRQ's Quality Measures Web site.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Nutrition
Bailey RL, Fakhouri TH, Park Y, et al. Multivitamin-mineral use is associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease mortality among women in the United States. J Nutr 2015 Mar; 145(3):572-8. [Discusses USPSTF recommendations on vitamin and mineral supplementation for the prevention of cardiovascular disease, citing updated USPSTF-sponsored systematic review by Fortmann et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2013).] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Thoracic Imaging
Tammemägi MC. Application of risk prediction models to lung cancer screening: a review. J Thorac Imaging 2015 Mar; 30(2):88-100. [Examines USPTSF lung cancer screening criteria in comparison with other models, citing draft recommendation statement, Screening for Lung Cancer, 2013, and final recommendations on screening for lung cancer (Moyer et al., Ann Intern Med, 2014).] Select to access the abstract.