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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 »

Do e-cigarettes cause seizures? FDA investigates

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 05 09:03 AM

WASHINGTON - US regulators said Wednesday they are investigating reports that e-cigarettes -- increasingly widespread in America and elsewhere -- may cause seizures.   Read more »

Vaping now regulated in QC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 21 05:24 PM

The use of e-cigarettes or vape is now regulated in Quezon City, its public information office said Wednesday. Read more »

US proposes stricter curbs on e-cigarette sales

Chris Kirkham, Manas Mishra, Reuters
Posted at Mar 14 11:51 PM

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday released formal plans to curb the sale of flavored e-cigarettes and slow a surge in teenage use of the popular nicotine devices.   Read more »

Vape di magandang alternatibo sa yosi: DOH

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 16 04:36 PM

Kasunod ng panukalang taasan ang buwis sa yosi, nagbabala ang Department of Health sa publiko na hindi umano magandang alternatibo ang vape o e-cigarettes sa sigarilyo  Read more »

Pasahero, konduktor nagbugbugan dahil sa vape; awtoridad 'tali ang kamay'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 08:10 PM

Sa ilalim ng mga umiiral na batas, may pananagutan nga ba ang lalaking nag-vape sa loob ng pampublikong sasakyan? Read more »

US orders restriction on e-cigarette sales; youth use surges

Kerry Sheridan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 16 06:54 AM

TAMPA - US regulators Thursday ordered sharp restrictions on sales of e-cigarettes, as national data showed a 78 percent single-year surge in vaping among young people, with two-thirds using fruit and candy-flavored products.   Read more »

US to restrict e-cigarette flavors to fight teenage vaping 'epidemic'

Chris Kirkham, Reuters
Posted at Nov 09 04:34 PM

E-cigarettes have been a divisive topic in the public health community. Read more »

Teen vapers smoke just as much as youth who don't use e-cigarettes

Lisa Rapaport, Reuters
Posted at Nov 06 09:43 PM

E-cigarettes aren’t likely to keep kids away from traditional cigarettes, a US study suggests. Read more »

Vape, maaari pang makaengganyong magyosi: DOH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 08:29 PM

Iginiit ng Department of Health na hindi sagot ang paggamit ng vape para matigil ng isang tao ang paninigarilyo, at sa halip ay maaari pa raw itong makaudyok sa iba na magyosi. Read more »

ALAMIN: Epekto ng vaping sa kalusugan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 06:15 PM

Paalala ng isang doktor, mayroon pa ring nicotine ang e-cigarette na nakasasama sa kalusugan. Read more »

Health experts urge smokers to switch to e-cigarettes

Kate Kelland, Reuters
Posted at Feb 06 08:53 PM

LONDON - Vaping, or using e-cigarettes, poses only a fraction of the health risk of tobacco smoking and should be encouraged among smokers to reap substantial health benefits, British public health experts said on Tuesday. Read more »

Vaping, maaaring makapinsala sa DNA: pag-aaral

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 03 09:01 AM

Maaaring pataasin ng vaping ang panganib ng pagkakaroon ng cancer dahil nagdudulot ang paggamit ng electronic cigarette ng pagkasira ng DNA kahit na mas kaunti kaysa sa usok ng tabako ang carcinogen na taglay nito.  Read more »

Vaping may raise cancer risk: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 31 02:10 AM

Vaping may raise the risk of cancer because it leads to DNA damage, even though it contains fewer carcinogens than tobacco smoke, a US study has found. Read more »

Vaping under threat in tobacco-loving Indonesia

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 24 01:16 PM

JAKARTA - Chain-smoking Indonesia is moving to stub out its booming e-cigarette sector, sparking criticism that the government is siding with giant tobacco firms at the expense of public health. Read more »

Child smoking e-cigarette alarms Laoag social workers

Grace Alba, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 31 03:44 AM

LAOAG CITY - A photo of a six-year-old child smoking an electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) with a friend alarmed social workers in Laoag City. Read more »