CoEHAR, University of Catania: 4 theses on THR
Catania, April 29, 2024 - This morning, as part of the April graduation session of the Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology at the University of Catania, four more theses on the…
HOW TO CHANGE HEALTH POLICY STRATEGIES? SMOPHED STUDY: INVESTIGATION ON VAPERS AND SMOKERS ACCESSING EMERGENCY HOSPITAL SERVICES.
But how much would harm reduction and the reduction of smoking-related diseases affect international health policy strategies? Would there be fewer hospital admissions without conventional cigarette smoke? The answer will be provided by questionnaires administered to over 3000 hospitalized patients whose smoking habits and potential use of non-combustion products will be analyzed to assess the causes of hospital admission and the subsequent outcomes of the diseases identified.
New report from The Royal College of Physician: positive impact of E-Cigarettes
The Royal College of Physicians has assessed the available evidence on the use of e-cigarettes, from health effects to the issue of youth vaping, publishing a report with over 50 recommendations. It concluded that e-cigarettes represent a valuable aid in smoking cessation, but that much more can and should be done to reduce their appeal, availability and affordability to people who do not smoke, including children and young people, and reduce environmental harms.
HOW TO REDUCE THE HARM CAUSED BY CIGARETTE SMOKE ON ORAL HEALTH AND TEETH?
The data from these works as a whole can be used to assess the impact in terms of risk/benefit ratio of the regular use of combustion-free products, assisting the efforts of public health authorities in encouraging smokers to quit, especially those who perceive their smoke-damaged smile as a barrier to personal health or work and social relationships.
Caponnetto, 21 March: double presence at “Conference Of Digital Psychology” and SRNT
Professor Pasquale Caponnetto and doctoral candidate Mirko Casu will join two international conferences on "Digital Psychology" and Tobacco Harm Reduction (SRNT)
Groundbreaking Global Initiative to Investigate Oral Health Impacts of Combustion-Free Nicotine Delivery Alternatives: the SMILE Study
The study has been designed with the help of experts from Germany, UK, Italy, Poland, Moldova, and Indonesia. SMILE study is being conducted in four dental clinics across four different countries (Italy, Poland, Moldova, and Indonesia). Volunteer enrollment was completed in August 2023 and results will be expected to be available in 2025.
MAGNIFICAT Project moves forward with international workshop success
On Tuesday, February 20th, the MAGNIFICAT Project, coordinated by CoEHAR, hosted a pivotal workshop in Warsaw, Poland, to bring together all partners involved in in-depth discussions and hands-on exercises focusing…
Giovanni Li Volti reconfirmed director of CoEHAR
The CoEHAR Council (made up of 71 of the 95 members of the Center of Excellence of the University of Catania), meeting in an online session, reconfirmed their trust in…
MAGNIFICAT project: dual user and harm reduction potential
On 19th January, in Hotel Palace Catania, there was a Kick-Off meeting held by CoEHAR, its Partners: ABF GmbH from Germany, PRATIA MTZ from Poland and supporting Parties such as…
Kick-off meeting of MAGNIFICAT, the new CoEHAR project
This study, strongly advocated by Prof. Riccardo Polosa, aims to investigate the consequences of the combined use of conventional cigarettes and electronic cigarettes on human health.