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Read more about the article HOW TO CHANGE HEALTH POLICY STRATEGIES? SMOPHED STUDY: INVESTIGATION ON VAPERS AND SMOKERS ACCESSING EMERGENCY HOSPITAL SERVICES.

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.

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Read more about the article IOF-ESCEO 2023: CoEHAR at the World Congress on osteoporosis

IOF-ESCEO 2023: CoEHAR at the World Congress on osteoporosis

To present the latest news regarding harm reduction strategies in the prevention of bone diseases, prof. Riccardo Polosa, Founder of the CoEHAR, and prof. Giovanni Li Volti, Director of the center, will attend the 2023 edition of the IOF-ESCEO World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases from May 4 to May 7 in Barcelona

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Read more about the article Pregnancy and Smoking: little knowledge of quitting methods

Pregnancy and Smoking: little knowledge of quitting methods

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.

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Read more about the article Lockdown and social distancing are inadequate: to mitigate the Covid-19 pandemic we need to return to primary and secondary prevention

Lockdown and social distancing are inadequate: to mitigate the Covid-19 pandemic we need to return to primary and secondary prevention

A recent international partnership between researchers from Europe, USA, UK and Russia has investigated the effects of the pandemic mitigation strategies. Community and home care are the only viable strategies that could achieve the goal of pandemic mitigation

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Read more about the article COVID-19 Pandemic Stress Drives Two-Thirds of India’s Young Adult Smokers to Quit

COVID-19 Pandemic Stress Drives Two-Thirds of India’s Young Adult Smokers to Quit

The damage done by the COVID-19 pandemic is twofold: in addition to suffering from direct effects of the virus, the world is grappling with the challenge of social distancing. Recent poll explores the relationship between COVID-19 social distancing and health among 6,801 tobacco and nicotine users in 5 countries.

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