SEOUL, Mar. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Smokers that use electronic cigarettes may be susceptible to wheezing, a recent study has showed. Wheezing refers to a continuous, coarse, whistling sound produced in the respiratory airways during breathing. Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases are known to be the main causes of wheezing. Wheezing, if severe, may [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Philip Morris Korea Inc. said it filed a suit against the Seoul government on Monday, demanding the disclosure of detailed information on its recent announcement over research on harmful substances found in alternative tobacco products. In June, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said five cancer-causing substances were [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s health authorities said Thursday that five “cancer-causing” substances were found in heat-not-burn electronic cigarettes sold in the local market, with the level of tar detected exceeding that of conventional cigarettes. The International Agency for Research on Cancer under the World Health Organization classifies certain substances belonging to [...]
DAEJEON, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – As the interest in vape pens is increasing, due to increases in the cigarette prices and the expansion of no-smoking areas, the number of patent applications related to vape pens is rising. According to the Korean Intellectual Property Office, there were 381 patents related to vape pens issued over [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A teen couple in Korea was arrested for illegally compounding and selling liquid nicotine used in electronic cigarettes. The Gangdong Police Agency in Seoul said on February 11 that the couple is accused of having made 668 online transactions of e-cigar liquid nicotine made with undiluted liquid nicotine over the last [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Along with the Korean government’s recent announcement to raise the cigarette price by 2,000 won, or about US$2, from January next year, it also said on September 14 that a plan to hike a tobacco product price would be implemented in line with the rise of consumer prices in [...]
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SEOUL, Korea, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) –As the demand for electronic cigarettes is rapidly on the rise, controversies arise as much as to whether e-cigarettes are really harmless as the marketers say they are. Since 2008 when the first shipment of e-cigarettes arrived in Korea, the importers have insisted that the smokeless cigarettes are an [...]