Our weekly News-n-Views is available online. #NewsnViews #TobaccoHarmReduction #HarmReduction #PublicHealth #E_cigarettes #vaping cataniaconversation.coehar.org/2021/12/13/new…

A new review indicated that most studies on smokeless tobacco products focus primarily on adverse health outcomes. It also pinpointed the methodologic differences among the regions of the world and the neglecting of the #potential #benefits of THR coehar.org/the-geography-…

Research displayed that among the 80% of people who look for #health information online, a high percentage cannot distinguish between #misinformation and valid #scientific evidence in the #news they read. #THR #misinformation #infotainment Riccardo Polosa cataniaconversation.coehar.org/2021/12/16/mis…

Our weekly News-n-Views is available online. #NewsnViews #TobaccoHarmReduction #HarmReduction #PublicHealth #E_cigarettes #vaping cataniaconversation.coehar.org/2021/12/20/new…

Our first News-n-Views for 2022 is available online. #NewsnViews #TobaccoHarmReduction #HarmReduction #PublicHealth #E_cigarettes #vaping cataniaconversation.coehar.org/2022/01/03/new…

#Gendergap, work #inequalities and #underpaid contracts: some of the most important international experts on harm reduction are #women Let's find out who they are and how they became some of the most successful THR advocates in the World cataniaconversation.coehar.org/2022/02/15/wom…

Does smoking affect the #antibodies level induced by Covid-19 vaccine? Current #smokers showed much lower #antibody titre or more rapid lowering of the vaccine-induced IgG compared with non-smokers #research #systematicreview #smoking #thr #vaccine cataniaconversation.coehar.org/2022/02/16/doe…

The #ODONstudy": In terms of public health, these studies may have a tremendous impact. People who feel that bad breath or their teeth appearance are a major problem, can be massively influenced by aesthetic considerations to stop smoking. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Bad #breath and #dental #discoloration: smoking damages the health and the appearance of the teeth. Does stopping smoking affect dental whiteness? The #ODON study have shown that the teeth of smokers are significantly less white than those of non-smokers cataniaconversation.coehar.org/2022/03/11/qui…

Systematic reiteration of the same errors that result in uninformative science is the new #pandemic! I'm astounded that such low-quality studies have made it through editorial review in prestigious scientific journals. Prof Cother Hajat CoEHAR link.springer.com/article/10.100…

The publication process of scientific papers online should be reviewed to provide readers of methodologically correct and innovative research The Guardian theguardian.com/books/2022/apr…

A new study, conducted on residents and healthcare workers in the Sicilian town of #Troina, found a much lower proportion of positive SARS-CoV-2 specific anti-bodies among current #smokers, suggesting a reduced prevalence of the infection cataniaconversation.coehar.org/2022/04/14/new…

There are seven ways governments can regulate e-cigarettes: a new paper analyses the approaches in the field of regulation of electronic nicotine delivery systems, with specific references to #Uk and #Brazil cataniaconversation.coehar.org/2022/05/11/smo…

First National Conference on Tobacco Harm Reduction “Risks and Benefits of Combustion free products”. 31 May 2022, From 9.30am to 16.30pm Aula Magna, Palazzo Centrale, Piazza Universitá, University of Catania Unict #worldnotobaccoday coehar.org/31-may-2022-no…

The #EUCommission published yet another statement that spreads #misinformation about #vaping. According to Michael Landl, Director of World Vapers' Alliance "It is shocking that the EU Commission still peddles these worn-out and debunked theories” cataniaconversation.coehar.org/2022/05/20/the…

SAVE THE DATE 📲FRIDAY 27 MAY 10AM - A. Doria road (Ring road of Catania - access by S. Sofia street) 👩‍🎨 UNVEILING "COEHAR MURALES" 👩‍🎨 A work by the artistic collective MaleTinte under the patronage of Comune di Catania , BCC Roma and LIAF Lega Antifumo

SVAE THE DATE 📲 TUESDAY 31 MAY FROM 9AM TO 17PM COEHAR NATIONAL CONFERENCE Palazzo Centrale of the University of Catania Piazza Università - Catania Moderators: Irma D'Aria e Stefano Caliciuri International guest: Hiroya Kumamaru Leads the day: Riccardo Polosa

Prof. Riccardo Polosa, founder of the CoEHAR, and Carmine Canino, President of ANPVU, signed an open letter to reply to the European Commissioner Stella Kyriakides statement regarding the effectiveness of ecigs as a smoking cessation tool cataniaconversation.coehar.org/2022/05/25/kyr…

The #InSilicoScience research team conducted a series of robust and exhaustive #systematic reviews to bring forward the best available evidence on the health effects of #ecigarettes on human #health developing data for clinicians coehar.org/evidence-for-c…

qeios.com/read/YGO7VO New commentary by Riccardo Polosa in WHO and Harm Reduction