MANILA — The Department of Health (DOH) announced Friday that a 22-year-old Filipino man died of a heart attack as a result of a serious lung injury related to his two-year daily e-cigarette use. – klajoo.com – In a media forum, DOH Deputy Secretary Albert Domingo stressed that e-cigarettes and vaping increase the risk of acute heart attack and stroke. This is based on the research study published by Dr. Margarita Isabel Fernandez and several physicians from Philippine General Hospital (PGH) in the journal "Respirology Case Reports" of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology. Based on the study, the victim had been suffering for two days from sudden severe chest pain after sporting activity... [Read more]