CoEHAR study: smoking contributes to dental plaque and bad breath

Researchers compared measurements of dental plaque among current, former, and never smokers using an innovative light-induced fluorescence technology. Objective quantification of dental plaque was necessary to conduct reliable comparisons between smokers and non-smokers.

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Italian Parliament – Polosa: “Integrating the principle of harm reduction to bring smokers from 25 to 5%”

This was stated by prof. Riccardo Polosa, founder of CoEHAR, Research Center for the reduction of harm from smoking, and full professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Catania, yesterday in a hearing in the Social Affairs Commission of the Chamber, in the context of the examination of the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the ‘European plan to fight against cancer’.

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Diasmoke Working Group in Warsaw: how to address the smoking issue among diabetes patients?

During the 2023 edition of the GFN, a pool of international diabetologists, coordinated by CoEHAR, addressed the issue of cigarette smoking among diabetes patients, setting new international treatment guidelines to be published soon.

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Replica 2.0: workshop on smoking machine at UNPAD (Indonesia)

The seminar “Understanding Role of Electronic Cigarette and Conventional Cigarette on Human Lung Cell Culture” is organised by Prof. Dr. Ronny Lesmana, Professor of Fiosiology of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Padjadjaran and member of the Replica project.

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At GFN 2023, SAB Diasmoke second meeting

GFN 2023 will start tomorrow at Varsavia. The 10th edition of the Global Forum on Nicotine, from 21 to 24 June, will host more events dedicated to harm reduction research. During this edition will be also the second meeting of SAB Diasmoke. Diabetologists and experts on THR signed the guidelines on the treatment of smokers with diabetes.

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