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Philippines' Health chief backs e-cigarette regulation over total ban on vape

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 16 03:14 PM

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Saturday said he would support measures that would regulate the use of e-cigarettes instead of policies that would ban the products. Read more »

Findings on PH's first vaping-related injury 'not conclusive', DOH chief Duque says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 02:40 PM

Findings that a teenage Filipina obtained vaping-related injuries are "not conclusive," Health Sec. Francisco Duque III said Saturday, noting that the patient needs to undergo more tests to rule out other possible causes of her condition. Read more »

'New public health menace': House leader wants vaping ban for minors

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 16 06:32 PM

Vaping is a "new public health menace" that must be heavily regulated, a House leader said Saturday, saying she would file a bill to prohibit the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors. Read more »

DOH renews call to ban e-cigarettes, vape products

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 16 04:57 AM

MANILA— The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday renewed its call for a ban on electronic cigarettes and vaping products after the country reported its first case of an illness tied with their use. Read more »

DOH: Dalagita sa Visayas, unang kaso ng vaping-related illness sa Pilipinas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 12:26 AM

Patuloy ang mahigpit na pagsubaybay sa menor de edad na pasyente. Read more »

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 »

Vaping maaaring humantong sa adiksiyon sa droga?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 07:20 PM

Paliwanag ng pediatrician na si Rizalina Raquel Gonzales, ang paglalanghap ng vape ay nakakaapekto sa parte ng utak na naguudyok sa isang tao na gumawa ng mga desisyon.  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 »

Gov't seeks higher tax on e-cigarettes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 01 10:27 AM

Bringing the tax on vape products "to a level of parity" with cigarettes will generate P300 billion over 5 years, said Finance Assistant Secretary Tony Lambino.   Read more »

DOH wants ban on e-cigarettes

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 30 03:10 PM

The Department of Health called Wednesday for a ban on e-cigarettes as it stressed that vaping has no positive health effect. 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 »

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 »

Vaping-linked lung injury may be caused by toxic fumes: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 03 07:34 AM

Lung biopsies from 17 people affected by a US outbreak of severe pulmonary disease linked to vaping have revealed the injuries are consistent with exposure to noxious chemical fumes, scientists reported Wednesday.   Read more »

India bans e-cigarettes as vaping backlash grows

Aishwarya Kumar and Simon Sturdee, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 18 08:50 PM

India announced on Wednesday a ban on the sale of electronic cigarettes, as a backlash gathers pace worldwide about a technology promoted as less harmful than smoking tobacco. Read more »

Entrepreneurs appeal vs proposed tax hikes on e-cigarettes, vaping

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 11:18 PM

Filipino vaping entrepreneurs are appealing to lawmakers not to raise taxes on vaping and e-cigarettes, claiming they may hurt their budding industry. Read more »

New York to ban flavored e-cigarettes after illnesses, deaths

Reuters
Posted at Sep 16 07:59 AM

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Sunday announced a ban on all flavored e-cigarettes besides tobacco and menthol in response to a recent nationwide spate of sometimes deadly lung illnesses that U.S. health officials have linked to vaping. 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 »

LA County resident dies of lung illness, fifth US death possibly tied to vaping

Manas Mishra and Brendan O'Brien
Posted at Sep 07 10:02 AM

A Los Angeles County resident has died from a lung illness possibly tied to vaping, bringing the total number of such US deaths to five, health officials said on Friday. Read more »

Vaping iniuugnay sa sakit sa puso

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 07 12:49 AM

Sa pagtalakay ng panukalang buwis sa sigarilyo, lumutang ang usapin tungkol sa epekto sa kalusugan ng tinatawag na e-cigarettes. Read more »

Senate OKs higher excise taxes on cigarettes

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 04 01:09 PM

MANILA - The Senate on Monday night approved a bill raising the excise taxes on tobacco products, and imposing duties on vape products.  Read more »