+ Follow Preventive Services Task Force Tag
Preventive Services Task Force
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[ArticleID] => 1963612
[Title] => USPSTF: Insufficient evidence for ankle-branchial index screening
[Summary] => There’s not enough evidence to recommend – or not recommend – routine ankle-brachial index screening for peripheral artery disease in asymptomatic adults without known cardiovascular or chronic kidney disease, according to the US Preventive Services Task Force.
[DatePublished] => 2019-10-27 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1805110
[AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD
[SectionName] => Opinion
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[ArticleID] => 1097841
[Title] => Drug safely cuts prostate cancer risk, study finds
[Summary] => Long-term results from a major federal study ease worries about the safety of a hormone-blocking drug that can lower a man's chances of developing prostate cancer.
[DatePublished] => 2013-08-16 03:00:06
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[AuthorID] => 1499785
[AuthorName] => Marilynn Marchione
[SectionName] => Health And Family
[SectionUrl] => health-and-family
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[ArticleID] => 828735
[Title] => More prostate cancer test advice for some men
[Summary] => There's more advice on the contentious issue of prostate cancer screening: A leading group of cancer specialists says the decision hinges in part on a man's life expectancy.
[DatePublished] => 2012-07-17 09:39:59
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[ArticleID] => 734928
[Title] => Panel advises against prostate cancer screening
[Summary] => No major medical group recommends routine PSA blood tests to check men for prostate cancer, and now a government panel is saying they do more harm than good and healthy men should no longer receive the tests as part of routine cancer screening.
[DatePublished] => 2011-10-08 02:05:00
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[ArticleID] => 727963
[Title] => Screening colonoscopy not helpful after age 70
[Summary] => The use of colonoscopy to screen for colorectal cancer may cause net harm if continued beyond age 70, according to a clinical- and cost-effective study.
[DatePublished] => 2011-09-18 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD
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[Title] => Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease
[Summary] => Evidence supporting primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) has become more robust and nuanced.
[DatePublished] => 2011-08-21 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD
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[ArticleID] => 577782
[Title] => Your guide to preventive health care
[Summary] => You are responsible, in large part, for managing your own preventive health care. It is the most important investment of your time and money.
[DatePublished] => 2010-05-25 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133436
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1778504
[AuthorName] => Tyrone M. Reyes M.D.
[SectionName] => Health And Family
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[ArticleID] => 496048
[Title] => Use medications first in managing GERD
[Summary] => Medical therapy with antisecretory drugs should be the first-line treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease, with antireflux surgery offered only to patients whose symptoms are not controlled by medication or who can’t tolerate the drugs, according to the AGA Institute.
[DatePublished] => 2009-08-16 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD
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[Title] => Screening colonoscopy finds more cancers in men
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[DatePublished] => 2007-10-21 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1805110
[AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD
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