Springer: new Call for Papers
This collection seeks studies using evidence synthesis methodologies to examine the impact of institutions on tobacco elimination in low- and middle-income countries and indigenous communities.
NEW STUDY SHEDS LIGHT ON YOUTH E-CIGARETTE USE: PROPOSES ENHANCED DEFINITIONS AND IMPROVED SURVEILLANCE MEASURES
The study addresses the limitations of current definitions, which have often been adapted from adult smoking metrics without considering how these definitions’ relevance might be affected by the unique patterns and lower risk profiles of e-cigarettes.
Harm Reduction as an effective health policy to tackle smoking
“The examples of countries like New Zealand and Australia, geographically close but vastly different in terms of shared public policies, provide a clear picture of the global situation regarding the implementation of harm reduction policies for smoking. While Australia, committed to restrictive policies on reduced-risk products, is forced to backtrack on its positions, New Zealand, by promoting combustion-free devices as effective tools for tackling smoking, has halved the smoking rate, almost eradicating the problem,” explained Professor Polosa.
CoEHAR at the forefront in evaluating the influence of smoking and smoking cessation on the metabolism and efficacy of antidiabetic drugs
Researchers from the CoEHAR at the University of Catania, together with international experts from the DiaSmokeFree Working Group, aimed to answer these questions: what could be the effects of smoking cessation on the efficacy and safety of antidiabetic drugs? Could significant changes occur that would require a readjustment of pharmacological treatments?
GFN 2024: CoEHAR multilateral approach in Warsaw
Among the numerous panels of experts from around the world who gathered to share data and future perspectives, experts and researchers from CoEHAR shared significant updates on the activities of the Catania research center conducted over the past year.
Quit Like Sweden: “We need solutions to a century-old problem”
Present at the event, Jeffrey Zamora, President of ASOVAPE Costa Rica and Project Leader of the Veritas project, a research conducted by CoEHAR which will try to identify if there are any harmful effects of long-term regular vaping on respiratory health or other endpoints for people who never smoked.
WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY 2024 – Daily life stories and strategies to quit: University of Catania’s CoEHAR leaves space for young people
Resident doctors, PhD students, young researchers, and masters students coordinated the CoEHAR annual meeting dedicated to the World No Tobacco Day 2024, sharing experiences from their own social contexts, including…
Global Action to End Smoking: the US nonprofit organization new commitment to support smoking cessation
The global action to end smoking grantmaking will continue to focus on advancing health and science research for cutting-edge smoking cessation and reduced-risk solutions, with a particular focus on marginalized communities and low- and middle-income countries where smoking is most widespread.
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.
