SEATCA

Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance

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Young vapers ‘at risk of breathing problems and becoming smokers’

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20 August 2026 By Rachel Hall – The Guardian Review by paediatricians links child vaping with poor respiratory health such as coughing, wheezing and asthma Young people who start vaping risk developing breathing problems and going on to smoke cigarettes, children’s doctors have warned. Child vaping is consistently linked with poor respiratory health, such as […]

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Secondhand Smoke Worsens Sleep Quality in Children

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6 August 2026 By European Medical Journal ENVIRONMENTAL tobacco smoke was associated with greater sleep fragmentation in children evaluated for suspected sleep-disordered breathing. Secondhand Smoke and Sleep Fragmentation Children exposed to environmental tobacco smoke had a 67% higher arousal index than unexposed children, according to a prospective study using overnight polysomnography and urinary cotinine testing.

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Cigarette packages are getting updated labels to deter smoking, but advocates say vaping needs action, too

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9 August 2026 By Mathew Robertson – CBC News New warning labels can help fight messages losing effectiveness over time, says advocate Canadian smokers have seen graphic warning labels on cigarette packaging for decades, but as of this month they will have new images that experts hope will deter smoking. Health Canada has introduced a

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Vaping: What to know about the cancer concerns

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27 July 2026 By Elena Aguirre – Loma Linda University Health As students return to classrooms this fall, health experts say vaping remains one of the biggest health concerns facing teenagers and young adults. Although many students believe e-cigarettes are a safer alternative to traditional cigarettes, researchers say that doesn’t mean they are safe, especially

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Hong Kong issues 21 smoking fines on construction sites in first 6 days of ban

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25 July 2026 By Fiona Sun – South China Morning Post Commissioner for Labour Sam Hui says authorities inspected about 530 construction sites during the first six days of the ban Hong Kong authorities issued 21 fixed-penalty notices in the first six days of a citywide ban on smoking on construction sites, the labour commissioner

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Canada is rolling out new graphic image warnings on cigarette packs

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22 July 2026 By Jilian Kestler-D’Amours – CBC News Experts say images lead to ‘significant increases in effectiveness’ of tobacco health warnings A new series of graphic images warning people of the dangers of smoking — from mouth cancer to heart disease and stroke — is rolling out across Canada. The images, including one showing

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Spain Could Become Europe’s 2nd Country to Ban Smoking at Ski Resorts

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25 July 2026 By Julia Schneemann – Snow Brains One season after France introduced one of the world’s most sweeping anti-smoking policies for ski resorts, Spain is preparing to follow with a nationwide ban of its own. Spain’s Council of Ministers has approved draft legislation that would prohibit smoking and vaping at ski resorts as

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Generation without tobacco”: six former health ministers support the bill of environmentalist Nicolas Thierry

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10 July 2026 By Breizh On July 9, 2026, six former health ministers published a joint declaration calling on the Government to support and pass the bill establishing a “Tobacco-free Generation”, carried out by Gironde environmentalist MP Nicolas Thierry. A position that coincides with the fiftieth anniversary of the Veil Act. Claimed cross-party support The

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