MOMS, LET’S PROTECT OUR CHILDREN FROM SMOKING AND VAPING
It is that time of the year where we celebrate World No Tobacco Day again, every May 31. And each year, every day, as moms, we try so hard to protect our children in so many ways. But now, specifically, from the threat of the new toys in town: the vape. We have heard many […]
Electronic cigarettes (E-cigarettes)
Acute myocardial infarction with e-cigarette or vaping-use associated lung injury in a young Filipino vape user
Vaping Versus Smoking: Are Electronic-Cigarettes the Savior?
Since the beginning of using tobacco in the form of the modern cigarette in the late 19th century, there have been warnings about the harmful effects of smoking on human health, particularly also regarding the sensitive cardiovascular system. In view of the serious consequences for health, the only reasonable solution would be to give up […]
Vaping shocker: E-cigarettes linked to lung cancer, study suggests
E-cigarettes, or vapes, have long been touted as a far safer alternative to cigarettes, with some companies claiming their products pose virtually no cancer risk. But alarming new research appears to turn this perceived notion on its head. In a first study of its kind, researchers analyzed health data from 4.3million ex-smokers and found those who switched […]
Association of Electronic Cigarette Use After Conventional Smoking Cessation With Lung Cancer Risk: A Nationwide Cohort Study
May 20, 2024, 9:15 AM – 9:27 AM Abstract RATIONALE: Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have gained popularity as a less harmful alternative to conventional cigarette smoking. However, whether switching to e-cigarette use after conventional smoking cessation affects future lung cancer risk remains unclear. Therefore, we designed a nationwide population-based study to determine lung cancer risk and related […]
Penggunaan rokok elektronik meningkat 600 peratus – GATS
PUTRAJAYA – Kajian Global Adults Tobacco Survey (GATS) yang dijalankan buat kali kedua sejak 2011 mendapati penggunaan rokok elektronik meningkat sebanyak 600 peratus. Menurut kajian itu, terdapat peningkatan prevalens yang ketara dalam penggunaan rokok elektronik tersebut. “Sebanyak 5.8 peratus adalah pengguna rokok elektronik semasa pada tahun 2023 berbanding hanya 0.8 peratus pada tahun 2011,” kata […]
Peningkatan 600 peratus penggunaan rokok elektronik
PUTRAJAYA: Terdapat peningkatan ketara iaitu sebanyak 600 peratus terhadap penggunaan rokok elektronik di negara ini dengan 5.8 peratus pengguna dikenal pasti pada 2023 berbanding 0.8 peratus pada 2011. Menteri Kesihatan, Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad, berkata data itu didedahkan dalam Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) iaitu tinjauan isi rumah peringkat kebangsaan yang juga dilakukan di […]
Umur 15 tahun sudah pandai hisap vape
PUTRAJAYA – Penggunaan rokok elektronik di Malaysia mencatatkan peningkatan prevalens yang ketara sehingga 600 peratus dengan 5.8 peratus adalah pengguna semasa pada tahun 2023, berbanding hanya 0.8 peratus pengguna pada tahun 2011. Berdasarkan penemuan Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) Malaysia 2023, prevalens pengguna rokok elektronik berumur 15 hingga 24 tahun menunjukkan peningkatan drastik daripada 1.1 […]
Mom, 30, left with lungs of an 80-year-old after vaping ‘fried her lungs like chicken wings’
A mother claims vaping triggered a deadly respiratory infection that caused her lungs to become ‘fried’ and resemble the organs of an 80 year-old. Hannah Roth, from Newport, Tennessee, said the first sign something was wrong was a ‘popping’ sound when she breathed in, which developed after four years of daily vaping. Ms Roth had never smoked […]
