Riccardo Polosa: "I applaud the new British initiative: we will follow up on the details but it is already clear that this is a revolutionary change that we hope will be followed by many other countries. It is a concrete and rational action of health policy"
We are working to strengthen the dialogue and scientific collaboration between Indonesian and Italian universities and the collaboration between Catania and Jakarta is an important first step in this direction.
“We observed an improvement in exercise tolerance in participants compared to the initial levels: many patients from the first month declared that they have more breath and to feel less fatigue in small but important daily activities such as climbing stairs or doing household” - added prof. Pasquale Caponnetto, professor of clinical psychology at DISFOR of the University of Catania and CoEHAR member.
The Universitas Padjadjaran is organizing an online webinar dedicated to tobacco harm reduction strategies in collaboration with the researchers of the Replica project: "Harm Reduction Efforts in Smoking" will be held on Friday, 7th April 2023 at 3 pm GMT+7.
uring the latest meeting of the Polish Periodontal Society held by Polish Society of Periodontology and Periodontology Chapter of the Polish Dental Society, prof. Jan Kowalski of the Department of Periodontology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw in Poland was attend for the SMILE Study project.
Ten of the world’s leading experts in diabetes addressed the issue of smoking harm in this vulnerable population in its clinical, medical, behavioral and sociological implications, in order to provide independent consultation and oversight to the development of smoking cessation / harm reduction guidelines for smokers with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
In the study, three psychological reasons for the onset of smoking were found and analyzed: feelings of stress, nervousness, and loneliness. Moreover, most of the women stated that they started smoking during adolescence or pre-adolescence. Quite unexpectedly, researchers were surprised to find out that there is a lot of distrust and little knowledge of official smoking cessation therapies, and because of this, participants stated that they can quit smoking whenever they want and only with their own willpower.
As a result, expectations are high for an event that is all about e-cigarettes, heat-not-burn and cannabidiol (CBD) products, pouches and other smokeless alternatives. To meet these expectations, Messe Dortmund has launched the new EVO NXT industry festival which is making its début on 10 and 11 March at the Palacio de Ferias y Congresos de Málaga (FYCMA) in Málaga, Spain.
During this year event, CoEHAR researchers presented the latest results of a small study conducted across a very vulnerable, and often forgotten, population: older adults who are are trying to stop smoking.
The timely intervention of the experts of the University of Catania and CoEHAR, prof. Riccardo Polosa and prof. Giovanni Li Volti, was essential to effectively deter the Italian Minister of Health, Orazio Schillaci, from supporting an ineffective and unpopular public health line.
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