CoEHAR opens its doors to researchers from Ukraine
CoEHAR, Center of Excellence for the acceleration of Harm Reduction of the University of Catania, opens its doors to researchers from Ukraine
Smoking spoils dental whiteness: the ODON study
In terms of public health, these studies may have a tremendous impact. People who feel that bad breath or their teeth appearance are a major problem, can be massively influenced by aesthetic considerations to stop smoking.
Women power: researchers and experts who changed the THR field
In the field of harm reduction, there are a lot of women who stands for the smokers right to choose safer alternatives to quit smoking. Some of them are leading experts in fields such as research, communication and law
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Science and gender equality are both vital for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Over the past decades, the global community…
The geography of Harm Reduction: while snus and chewing tobacco are distributed worldwide, the literature is incomplete and deceiving
The widespread availability of safer nicotine delivery systems without the harms from tobacco, as has been demonstrated for Swedish snus and some other forms of smokeless tobacco products, is a route to ending smoking in the not too distant future as we are already witnessing in Sweden and Norway. A clear distinction needs to be made between the safer snus and refined smokeless tobacco products used in Sweden, Norway and increasingly in the US, and the far riskier unrefined SLT products used in Asia, Middle East and Africa
Plos Biology: 9 more excellences from the CoEHAR of the University of Catania
These are the professors: Margherita Ferrante, Antonio Gagliano, Fabio Galvano, Giuseppe Grasso, Sandro La Vignera, Venerando Rapisarda.
Seminar: Living systematic review with Renèe O’Leary
Tuesday 16 November at 14.00 CET a seminar on "Living systematic review: a new standard for medical research questions" will be held online on the ZOOM Platform direct by dr. Renèe O'Leary,…
Prof. Caruso, from CoEHAR, joined CORESTA SSPT2021 Conference
The main goal of the Conference is to introduce the current status of New Alternative Methods and their potential to support Tobacco Harm Reduction worldwide. The aim of the CORESTA conference is also to foster scientific engagement between CORESTA members and THR international community to facilitate the discussion around reduced risk devices and support evidence-based tobacco regulatory policies.
Harm Reduction and bias: a review confirms that ecigs are less harmful, but high-quality studies are much needed
"It is surprising to note that there are very few studies that can be considered truly informative of the risk-benefit ratio of new technologies with reduced risk in terms of their impact on health. We are proud to say that CoEHAR research ranks among the best in the current scientific landscape"
The CoEHAR smile operation has started: enrolled the first patient of Smile Study
With the enrollment of the first patient, the project has officially started, thanks to the collaboration of international renew partners: the Addendo Clinic (Catania), the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, the University of Bologna, and research centres in Warsaw (Poland), Chisinau (Moldova) and Bandung (Indonesia).
