While an average of 87% of doctors at least moderately agree helping patients quit smoking is a priority, it is troubling that on average 74% mistakenly believe nicotine causes a range of illnesses from lung cancer to COPD.
The summer graduation session at the University of Catania was held last week. Among the works of the new graduates in the biotechnology degree courses are also two theses on…
CoEHAR interview with prof. Robert Sussman of Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Visiting Professor of the University of Catania. How many smokers are there in Mexico? e-cigarettes and heat…
CoEHAR interview with prof. Attaullah Ahmadi, visiting researcher della French School of Public Health e Global Health Focus presso il Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale dell'Università di Catania. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeaAmfnw4WU
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.
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’.
Prof. Ang Sun of Temple University (USA) will hold a seminar on THR research on 11th July at 11am at the University of Catania.
The use of the drug combined with an innovative vaping cessation counseling program was safe and effective for quitting e-cigarettes. The combined approach also decreased the chances of relapsing back to vaping and smoking.
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.
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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