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Unang kaso ng vape-related illness sa Pilipinas naitala: DOH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 07:10 PM

Naitala na ang kauna-unahang kaso ng sakit na may kaugnayan sa paggamit ng vape o e-cigarettes, ayon sa Department of Health ngayong Biyernes.  Read more »

Philippines confirms first case of vape-related illness

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 15 08:28 PM

The Philippines confirmed Friday its first reported case of an illness related to vaping or the use of e-cigarettes. Read more »

Pasay City bans vaping in public

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 11:45 AM

MANILA - The Pasay City government has banned vaping or the use of e-cigarettes in public places. Read more »

E-cigs may damage the heart, study says

Elizabeth Donovan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 08 07:28 AM

Vaping devices and the chemicals they deliver -- increasingly popular among teens -- may damage the cardiovascular system, a study said Thursday, adding to a growing chorus of concern over injury and deaths related to e-cigarettes. Read more »

China calls for businesses to shut down e-cigarette online shops

Josh Horwitz, Reuters
Posted at Nov 01 08:05 PM

China's tobacco regulator on Friday issued a notice asking e-commerce platforms and businesses to shut online stores that sell electronic cigarette products, in a move aimed at stopping minors from purchasing e-cigarettes through the internet. Read more »

Juul knowingly sold tainted nicotine pods, former executive says

Sheila Kaplan and Jan Hoffman, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 31 09:19 AM

A former top executive of Juul is alleging that the electronic cigarette giant sold at least 1 million contaminated mint-flavored nicotine pods — and refused to recall them when told about the problem in March. Read more »

DOH, medical societies warn of vaping dangers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 02:28 PM

Local medical societies are pushing to ban the sale of electronic cigarettes in the country as cases of vaping-related illnesses grow. Jasmin Romero reports. Read more »

Smuggled na yosi nasabat sa Zamboanga City

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 05:02 AM

ZAMBOANGA CITY—Nakumpiska ng mga awtoridad ang ilang karton ng hinihinalang smuggled na sigarilyo sa Zamboanga City Huwebes ng gabi. Read more »

Vaping-linked lung injury kills 18, sickens 1,080 in US

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 04 06:42 AM

WASHINGTON, United States—The number of patients suffering from probable lung injury associated with e-cigarette use has surged to more than a thousand, US health authorities said Thursday, while the death toll from the outbreak now stands at 18. Read more »

More Americans say vaping is as dangerous as smoking cigarettes: poll

Chris Kahn, Reuters
Posted at Sep 25 06:18 AM

NEW YORK, United States—A growing number of Americans say that vaping e-cigarettes is at least as harmful as smoking traditional cigarettes, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, following reports of an outbreak of vaping-related illnesses and deaths. Read more »

Chinese e-cigarette firm to invest in PH amid vaping ban in other countries

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 08:16 PM

MANILA - Beijing based e-cigarette company RELX is investing in the country with the goal of setting up its global customer services through a business process outsourcing (BPO) firm in Manila. Read more »

New York state bans flavored e-cigarettes over vaping concerns

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 18 08:36 AM

NEW YORK - New York became the second US state to ban flavored e-cigarettes Tuesday, following several vaping-linked deaths that have raised fears about a product long promoted as less harmful than smoking. Read more »

US CDC activates emergency operations center for vaping-related illnesses

Reuters
Posted at Sep 17 07:14 AM

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday it has activated its emergency operations center to coordinate the investigation into hundreds of cases of severe lung illnesses linked to e-cigarette use. Read more »

Mint, menthol e-cigarette liquids high in cancer-causing compound: study

Linda Carroll, Reuters Health
Posted at Sep 17 07:05 AM

A cancer-causing compound banned by US regulators last year as a food additive has been found at potentially dangerous levels in mint and menthol flavored e-cigarette liquids and smokeless tobacco products, researchers said on Monday.   Read more »

Mas ligtas nga ba ang vaping kaysa sigarilyo?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 12:42 AM

Ilang kaso ng pagkamatay dahil umano sa vaping o paggamit ng e-cigarette ang naitala kamakailan sa Amerika. Pero ilang Pinoy, mas naniniwalang ligtas pa rin ito. Read more »

‘Vape juice, maaaring delikado sa katawan’

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 11 08:09 PM

Ito ay kahit na ligtas naman daw itong kainin, ayon sa Food and Drug Administration.  Read more »

US health officials report 215 cases of respiratory illness possibly tied to vaping

Reuters
Posted at Aug 31 06:14 AM

WASHINGTON, United States—US public health officials on Friday reported a rise in the number of cases of respiratory illness possibly related to the use of e-cigarettes from across 25 states. Read more »

Patient dies in US from lung disease after vaping

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 24 05:29 AM

WASHINGTON, United States—A patient who had recently been vaping has died in hospital in the Midwestern US state of Illinois after developing severe respiratory illness, the local health authority said Friday. Read more »

Taiwan presidential smuggling scandal engulfs China Airlines

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 26 03:28 PM

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A smuggling scandal implicating Taiwan's presidential bodyguards has engulfed China Airlines after the island's largest carrier revealed huge quantities of duty-free cigarettes were routinely sold to staff accompanying the island's leader on visits overseas. Read more »

It’s already the world’s most popular e-cig brand, but will Pinoys smoke it?

Bam Abellon
Posted at Jun 20 10:47 PM

The founder of Juul is in Manila to sell his option to cigarette smoking, even as he continues to defend its value amidst recent banning of e-cigarette sales in San Francisco, the home base of Juul’s parent company  Read more »