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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday led the observance of World No Tobacco Day with a call on the youth to stop smoking and vaping. At a press conference with the government’s top…
Researchers are still discovering how smoking continues to harm people’s health even years after they quit, with a new study on Wednesday revealing tobacco’s lasting effect on the immune system. Despite the tobacco industry long fighting to…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Danao City leaders are bent on making the city smoke-free as they plan to expand the scope of an existing ordinance that prohibits smoking in select areas in the city. The city council…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Smoking cessation in several Filipino tobacco users remains a daunting challenge. Based on the data from the Global Adult Tobacco 2021 Survey, of the 15.1 million adult tobacco users in the Philippines, 63.7…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 157 individuals were apprehended in Cebu City for smoking in public places, from Jan. 1 to Jan. 29, 2023. Grace Luardo, Cebu City Environmental Sanitation and Enforcement Team (CESET) head,…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Environmental Sanitation and Enforcement Team (CESET) collected 1,063 tons of garbage from the 15 cemeteries in Cebu City beginning 6 am of November 1 until 1 am of November 2,…
Advocates of tobacco harm reduction (THR) urged adult smokers to discern the science behind non-combustible alternatives as misleading and false information may push them away from switching to better nicotine alternatives like vapes and heated tobacco products…
CEBU CITY, Philippines –Inhalation of smoke, not nicotine, is the culprit that causes smoking related deaths and diseases according to a Canadian health expert. “The nicotine itself is not the problem. The global health catastrophe we face…
MEDELLIN, Cebu—Habits are small but essential things that can greatly improve the overall quality of our lives. These small consistent things or habits we do can add up to big rewards, but there are also some of them that…
I’m going to come back to this topic (see my column “Smoking kills, vaping doesn’t” on July 11, 2019) because we need to save Filipino lives from all illnesses, not just COVID-19. Smoking kills, we know…
Cholesterol is a type of fat found in our blood. It is a chemical compound that the body requires as a building block for cell membranes and hormones. Cholesterol is very important in our bodies for it…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Night Bazaar or more commonly known as the Night Market may last only up to January 31. Jonil Matuguina, Market Authority head, said they would recommend to the mayor to…
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