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Tag: tobacco control

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    Categories Seeing through the Smoke

    PH’s fight vs tobacco at a crossroads amid COVID pandemic

    By Robbin M. Dagle  |  Feb 04, 2022 4:09 PM

    One product’s availability online that many find worrisome is tobacco.

    COVID-19, DOH, tobacco, tobacco control

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    Categories Commentary Seeing through the Smoke

    A corporate cloud over the right to health

    By Dr. Ulysses Dorotheo  |  Dec 13, 2021 12:37 PM

    Despite more than half a century’s worth of evidence detailing tobacco’s deadly health consequences, the tobacco industry still lures millions of people worldwide and remains deeply entrenched in society, thanks to a strong political lobbying and well-funded marketing to interfere with public health campaigns.

    tobacco, tobacco control, Tobacco industry

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    Categories Health News Seeing through the Smoke

    Tobacco companies offer new tactics, same risks: health advocates

    By Klaire Ting  |  May 11, 2021 7:13 PM

    The tobacco industry is employing new ways to attract a new breed of smokers but its products are still harmful to health, say advocates.

    cigarettes, Health, tobacco, tobacco control

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    Categories Editor's Pick News

    ​Back to the drawing board for the DOH quit line

    By Text and photos by Dinna Louise C. Dayao  |  May 28, 2018 8:11 PM

    Barely a year old, the Department of Health’s quit line program has helped a number of citizens lead tobacco-free lives. It should aim for many more.

    DOH quit line, mCessation, tobacco control

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