SEOUL, Jun. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Philip Morris Korea Inc. said Monday that switching to its heat-not-burn device, IQOS, reduces health risks compared with continued smoking, citing its six-month clinical study amid controversy over harmful substances from the smoke-free product. According to its study, eight measures of biological response improved in those who switched to [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The actual smoking rate among women is likely to be nearly triple the official count of 6.4 percent, due to women’s underreporting, a health professor said in a report Monday. The smoking rate was measured at 40.7 percent for men and 6.4 percent for women in 2016. According to [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Though quitting remains the most highly recommended course of action for one’s health, smoking less per day has also been found to be an effective method for substantially lowering the risk of cancer. This conclusion was derived by Dr. Lee Ki-heon’s research team at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly half of smokers who are diagnosed with cardiovascular diseases still cannot quit the habit, suggesting that follow-up care should include measures to help them stop smoking, a medical report said Thursday. The report, written by a joint team of South Korean medical staff from different institutions, said a [...]
YOKOHAMA, Japan, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — At today’s press conference at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) 18th World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC), the world’s preeminent lung cancer researchers provided new insights on CT screening, smoking cessation and mesothelioma. The discussion focused in particular on the conference’s host country of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Food & Drug Administration is set to introduce a new measure making public information about harmful tobacco ingredients in an effort to curb smoking in the country. According to the Korea Food & Drug Administration (KFDA) on Wednesday, the government branch is currently considering the means to [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea is again bolstering its anti-smoking efforts, advertising new smoking cessation aids on state television. On May 30, the Korean Central News Agency introduced a nicotine patch – “a cutting-edge technology quit-smoking aid” – that helps smokers stop their habit. “This highly effective nicotine patch is newly introduced [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) – On Wednesday, Philip Morris announced that it would begin selling its new e-cigarette iQOS in June, which is allegedly relatively harmless compared to typical cigarettes because it “heats” the tobacco leaves inserted into the device instead of “burning” them. The announcement immediately posed a new concern for South Korea’s [...]
SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) – High income earners smoke less than those who earn less, a survey showed Monday, as South Korea’s smoking trends start to mirror those of more advanced countries where smoking rates continue to fall. There are more smokers among low income earners while those that make more money are less [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Workers who have to put in shifts at irregular hours are more deprived of sleep and more prone to smoking and drinking than people who do regular daytime duties, a survey showed Tuesday. The findings, released by Professor Song Yoon-mi of Samsung Medical Center, said women in their 50s [...]