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‘Tobacco farmers to gain revenues under sin tax’

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Expert presents tobacco harm reduction study to cardiologists

Smoking remains a worldwide public health problem because it is very difficult for smokers to quit and smoking cessation medications have limited effectiveness, according...

Angara endorses bill hiking excise tax on tobacco products

To reduce smoking prevalence among Filipinos and raise crucial funding for the government’s Universal Health Care program, Senator Sonny Angara on Monday endorsed to...

Filipinos in WHO’s list of top smokers

A study by the World Health Organization shows the Philippines continues to have one of the highest rates of smoking in Asia despite the...

Thug in the throat

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How to be healthy in 5 simple ways

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Worse than the cure

Smoking is banned in public places. Scary graphic illustrations on the ill effects of smoking are required on cigarette packs. The government is waging...

Ubial encourages youth: Stop smoking cigarettes

In observance of June as the National No Smoking Month, the Department of Health strongly encourages the youth not to smoke cigarettes, said Health...

Erap: No regrets quitting smoking

As he started what he described as his “second life,” 80-year-old Manila Mayor Joseph “Erap” Estrada said he has no regrets stopping his lifelong...

‘Smoking ban to lower death toll’

THE 87,000 deaths from smoking will go down following President Rodrigo Duterte’s signing on May 16 of Executive Order 26 providing the establishment of...

Smoking paradise Japan tries to kick the habit

Japan is moving to pass its strictest-ever smoking laws, but the country's powerful tobacco lobby wants to stub out measures that were adopted years...

Study: E-cigarettes safer than smoking

Smokers who manage to cut out smoking altogether may see a health benefit from switching to e-cigarettes.  A long-term study found that former smokers who...

Philip Morris looking towards cigarette phase-out

Tobacco giant Philip Morris is aiming to stop selling conventional cigarettes and replace them with a less harmful product, its chief executive said. As the...

DOH: Graphic health warnings must be seen on cigarette packs

The Department of Health (DOH) announces, all cigarette packs being sold in stores nationwide must bear graphic health warnings on cigarette smoking starting Friday. DOH...
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