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).
DIASMOKE: the patient recruitment phase has officially started
CoEHAR, the Center of Excellence for the acceleration of Harm Reduction of the University of Catania, has launched a two-year study, the Diasmoke project, to investigate whether vaping or using E-cigarettes reduces the risk of cardiovascular (heart and circulation) disease as compared to normal smoking.
Smoking, experts: “Alternative products reduce the harm and help those who wants to quit smoking”
According to Giovanni Li Volti, director of CoEHAR, the Center of Excellence for the Acceleration of Harm Reduction in Catania, "To date, the results that have emerged confirm that there are no longer any doubts: electronic cigarettes are more than 95% less harmful than conventional cigarettes”
ISPM 2021: the future project managers focused on Harm Reduction awarded in Taormina
The second edition of ISPM has just ended: the Summer School for Project Mangers promoted by CoEHAR and ECLAT has been a success, thanks to the exceptional partnership with PMI-SIC
ECIG: a new study by CoEHAR screens different lab tests to evaluate the potential risk
The aim of the study is to investigate different in vitro toxicity methods for the assessment of ENDs toxicity. According to the Italian researchers, the most used assay, the neutral red uptake, should be combined with different tools (enlisted in the study) to better identifies the toxicity of the products and can avoid approximate and incorrect evaluation
GTNF/Polosa: “A rigorous scientific approach to Harm Reduction is a resource”
A group of Harm Reduction experts and scientists discussed the latest news on THR during the virtual meeting GTNF In Focus: THR 2021
CoEHAR among the contributors of the Beating Cancer Plan
The Center of Excellence for the Acceleration of Harm Reduction (CoEHAR) is among the contributors for the drafting of the BECA Report by the Special Committee on Cancer of the European Parliament
