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Frode Gallefoss er spesialist i lungesykdommer og i indremedisin og er overlege ved Avdeling for klinisk forskning og Lungeseksjonen, Sørlandet Sykehus, Kristiansand og professor ved Klinisk institutt 2, Universitetet i Bergen.
Articles by Frode Gallefoss
E-cigarettes need to be strictly regulated
- Steinar Solberg,
- Marianne Aanerud,
- Frode Gallefoss,
- Inger Torhild Gram,
- Maja-Lisa Løchen
06.06.2025:
The World Health Organization and health authorities in various countries are extremely concerned about the health risks associated with e-cigarettes. However, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health's apparent lack of concern is striking, especially given that their own researchers reported...
COPD – can we reduce mortality with drugs?
- Per Sigvald Bakke,
- Kristian Jong Høines,
- Frode Gallefoss
02.12.2024:
New studies of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) indicate that, for the first time, we can now influence the mortality of the disease with drugs. We present these studies and place them in context. The main regular pharmacological treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary...
Use of snus and smoking tobacco among pregnant women in the Agder counties
- Ellen Rygh,
- Frode Gallefoss,
- Harald Reiso
13.09.2016:
The use of snus is unique to Norway and Sweden, since the sale of snus products is prohibited in the EU. Sweden has been granted an exemption from this sales ban. A number of studies undertaken in recent years indicate that the use of snus during pregnancy may have detrimental effects during...
Assessing alcohol use and smoking among patients admitted to the medical ward
- John-Kåre Vederhus,
- Ole Rysstad,
- Frode Gallefoss,
- Thomas Clausen,
- Øistein Kristensen
11.08.2015:
Smoking and harmful alcohol use cause a considerable loss of healthy life-years (1). Smoking has attracted a lot of attention, and in contacts with the health services patients are routinely inquired about their use of tobacco, frequently with subsequent advice to cut down their consumption and/or...
Use of snus during pregnancy is not without risk
- Maja-Lisa Løchen,
- Svein Høegh Henrichsen,
- Tom Kristian Grimsrud,
- Turid Lingaas Holmen,
- Frode Gallefoss
30.04.2012:
The use of snus cannot be recommended as an alternative to smoking for pregnant women who have difficulty giving up cigarettes. Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of a number of pregnancy complications. The use of snus has increased among young Norwegian women, whereas the number of smokers...