PANAMA CITY–Medical practitioners should learn scientific facts about nicotine and tobacco harm reduction (THR) so they can share proper information with people struggling with smoking, according to public health experts. […]Read More
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International policy and public health experts expressed alarm over World Health Organization’s (WHO) controversial policy-making decisions that ignore science. Dr. Rafael Castillo, a renowned Filipino cardiologist said an article published […]Read More
Two of the world’s leading oncologists said it’s not nicotine, but the burning of cigarettes, which generates smoke that contains toxic chemicals and carcinogens. Dr. Peter Harper, a consultant medical […]Read More
Filipino smokers, numbering more than 16 million nationwide, deserve cigarette alternatives that will help significantly reduce health risks, according to a leading Filipino heart expert. Dr. Rafael R. Castillo, the […]Read More
In this month of Christmas festivities, we have great news on the public health front: in countries that have encouraged and embraced a policy of tobacco harm reduction, the number […]Read More
#WVD21 highlighted smoke-free products as ‘the better choice’ to combustible cigarettes. World Vape Day this year is an unprecedented success with social media engagement about the annual global celebration up […]Read More
Science has shown that burning or the combustion process when smoking a cigarette is what produces harmful constituents that cause disease, not nicotine. Dr. Victor Joseph Yamat, Scientific Affairs Manager […]Read More
The Philippines’ House of Representatives on May 19, 2021 approved on second reading a proposed bill that recognizes tobacco harm reduction as a public health strategy by regulating the use […]Read More
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who abstained from smoking or substantially reduced their cigarette consumption by switching to heated tobacco products (HTPs) showed consistent improvements in respiratory symptoms, […]Read More
Budget 2021 should supercharge ‘vape to quit’ smoking cessation programs already well established across New Zealand’s health sector. In fact, adopting one initiative now underway at several NHS hospitals in […]Read More