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THROWBACK: Dangers of vaping

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 23 11:02 AM

"Salamat Dok" speaks with pulmonologist Maricar Limpin to outline the health risks associated with vaping. Read more »

Smokers were never really protected from COVID

The Conversation/Reuters
Posted at Oct 04 07:40 PM

Early in the coronavirus pandemic, researchers stumbled on an unexpected finding. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 23, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 11:43 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

321 pairs of footwear for 321 daily smoking deaths

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 03:14 PM

Anti-smoking campaigners place 321 pairs of footwear to represent the 321 deaths daily due to tobacco-related diseases. Read more »

US denies authorization to many vaping products

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 27 08:56 AM

A number of vaping products in the US were found to have failed to show that smoking cessation benefits to adults outweigh risks posed to youth. Read more »

Smoking killed 7.69 mil. people around world in 2019

Kyodo News
Posted at Aug 15 10:10 AM

About 7.69 million people worldwide died in 2019 from a variety of smoking-related diseases, an estimate by a team of researchers showed. Read more »

Kids with COVID-19 often have no symptoms: analysis

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Updated as of Aug 12 02:58 PM

Here is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that have yet to be certified by peer review. Read more »

Hong Kong school principals ask full e-cigarettes ban

Gigi Choy, Mimosa Ngai and Tony Cheung, South China Morning Post
Posted at Aug 10 01:03 PM

Head teachers call for use of new smoking products to be outlawed, fearing young children will move on to conventional cigarettes. Read more »

WHO nagbabala tungkol sa bagsik ng Delta variant

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 25 08:54 PM

Nagbabala si Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe ng WHO sa mas malalang epekto ng Delta variant ng COVID-19 sa bansa.  Read more »

Menthol cigarettes, flavored cigars face ban in United States

Ankur Banerjee, Reuters
Posted at Apr 30 07:15 AM

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday proposed a ban on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, a long-awaited win for anti-smoking and civil rights groups but one that could erase a huge share of sales for the Big Tobacco. Read more »

Paano natigil ni Ellen Adarna ang paninigarilyo?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 05:08 PM

Inamin ng aktres na si Ellen Adarna na hindi naging madali para sa kaniya ang tumigil sa nakasanayang paninigarilyo.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 25, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 04:06 PM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Barkada culture 'weaponized'?: The shared joy and despair of vaping among Pinoy youth

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 07:57 PM

A medical anthropologist suggested that the multi-sensory experience of vaping was designed as a hook and "staging area" for a community to blossom. Read more »

Recto bill wants minors banned from buying vape, IDs to be presented at stores

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 16 02:44 AM

Senate Bill No. 1951 "imposes a minimum age restriction of 18 years for these products to ensure that only adults are allowed access to its use," Recto said. Read more »

Dutch to ban cigarette sales in supermarkets from 2024

Reuters
Posted at Nov 21 12:55 AM

AMSTERDAM - The Netherlands will ban the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products in supermarkets from 2024 in a drive to get more people to give up smoking, the government said on Friday.   Read more »

North Korea tells its people to stop smoking. Can Kim Jong Un quit, too?

Choe Sang-Hun, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 05 09:42 PM

orth Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament adopted a law this week introducing smoking bans in public places, such as theaters, schools and hospitals. But the country’s latest anti-smoking campaign, which includes penalties for violators, faces a challenge: North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, is a regular smoker.   Read more »

North Korea prohibits smoking in public spaces

Reuters
Posted at Nov 05 07:15 AM

SEOUL - North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly on Wednesday introduced smoking bans in some public places to provide citizens with "hygienic living environments," state media KCNA reported on Thursday.   Read more »

Nicotine vapes more effective than gum and patches for quitters, review finds

Kate Kelland, Reuters
Posted at Oct 14 08:48 PM

The findings, from a review which included evidence from 50 studies around the world, suggests vaping could boost the number of people who stop smoking - a habit known to cause deadly lung cancer and linked to heart disease, stroke and many other chronic diseases. Read more »

Vaping links to COVID-19 risk are becoming clear

Katherine J. Wu, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 05 11:00 PM

Experts have warned that the coronavirus most likely capitalizes on the scarred lungs of smokers and vapers. Read more »

Individual smoking booths, staggered meal times urged in new COVID-19 workplace rules

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 16 12:08 AM

The Trade and Industry, and Labor departments issued new workplace rules to guard against COVID-19 while reopening the economy. Read more »