Tai Hing LAM

Emeritus Professor,Hon Clinical Professor,Former Chair Professor in Community Medicine & Sir Robert Kotewall Professor in Public Health,University of Hong Kong.

[HKU Public Health @HKU_SPH]

【e-Bulletin】The School’s e-bulletin (February 2025 issue) is now released! The e-bulletin serves as a platform to keep our staff, students, and alumni updated on the latest news, events, and achievements within our community. Happy reading:
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#hkusph #hku #schoolofpublichealth #publichealth #ebulletin

[Stanton Glantz @ProfGlantz]

E-cig advocates publish results showing #ecig users have more #respiratory symptoms than nonsmokers https://t.co/gZxpSwhkg5

[ParentsAgainstVaping @ParentsvsVape]

https://t.co/OpxA34Bxy6

[ParentsAgainstVaping @ParentsvsVape]

TikTok traders selling vapes to children using secret code words https://t.co/Ov7ttdrFSQ via @MailOnline

[Ryan Au Yeung @Ryan_Au_Yeung]

Delighted to speak about the use of MR in cardiovascular research at the 27th Annual Scientific Meeting of the ICSM in Conjunction with 10th Asian Preventive Cardiology & Cardiac Rehabilitation Conference in HK. Thanks Dr Will Chan for the invitation.

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[ParentsAgainstVaping @ParentsvsVape]

https://t.co/xJjVp1B11V

[exposetobacco @exposetobacco]

Tobacco is unique in the magnitude of harm is causes. It's time the industry is held accountable for the harms it causes. #COP29 #COP29Azerbaijan #InSolidarityforaGreenWorld

[Tobacco Control @TC_BMJ]

July Issue: Researchers find that e- cigarette use among early adolescents who smoke in the UK and USA leads to higher odds of any smoking and more frequent
tobacco cigarette use later in adolescence. https://t.co/MQ0sr9eEVg

[Tobacco Control @TC_BMJ]

July Issue: Study finds that people who use conventional cigarettes who want to reduce harm should quit all tobacco use rather than switching to HTPs or using them concurrently. https://t.co/vSdXDIB4D1

[exposetobacco @exposetobacco]

IQOS may be Philip Morris International’s greatest attempt yet to distract the world from the hundreds of billions of cigarettes it continues to sell every year.

See past the IQOS illusion. https://t.co/SjxFW8H7J1

#ExposeTobacco

[Eric YF Wan @EricWan_HKU]

Our CARE study showed the comparative effectiveness and safety of BNT162b2 and CoronaVac published in international journal of infectious diseases. Many thanks @Ian_HKU @Esther_CSMPRHKU @Boyuan_WANG_hku @hkumed @HKU_FMPC @HkuPharm @HKU_D24H
https://t.co/mc35pzYcBp

[exposetobacco @exposetobacco]

NEW: In its latest financial statement, #cigarettes giant #PhilipMorrisInternational reassures investors about 'resilient' sales, saying it shipped 157 billion cigarettes in Q2 2024.

This is the deadly reality behind PMI's 'smokefree' facade.

https://t.co/dMGNC5ikbq

[exposetobacco @exposetobacco]

The tobacco industry has a marketing playbook that’s time-tested and effective at hooking new customers on its addictive and harmful products. One of the latest marketing strategies involves digital media. Uncover more. #ExposeTobacco https://t.co/rM9jcEnmMO

[International Institute for Legislative Affairs @IILAinfo]

➡️ Big Soda has no place in sport.

➡️ Sugary drinks have no place in sport.

➡️ Big Soda sports-washing doesn’t erase the harm done by sugary beverages.

It’s time to #KickBigSodaOutofSport by signing the petition! https://t.co/UgEZtmBByr

[Dr Tahir Turk @tahirturk.bsky.social @TahirTturk]

"A growing body of literature suggests that e-cigarettes are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular and other morbidity and mortality." And the body of literature will keep growing as more evidence of harms emerges. https://t.co/gcHzPYeZNZ

[WHO FCTC @FCTCofficial]

Illicit trade in tobacco products poses a threat to global public health, security & government revenues.

The Protocol #IllicitTobaccoProtocol include measures to fight illicit trade in tobacco products.

Working towards a world free from illicit tobacco.
https://t.co/DdNNbkZ3eR

[exposetobacco @exposetobacco]

Tobacco lobbyists have influenced governments to make cigarettes cheap for consumers, make newer products more easily available and weaken restrictions on marketing—to the detriment of public health. #ExposeTobacco https://t.co/XTyafk17FE

[ParentsAgainstVaping @ParentsvsVape]

Shameful https://t.co/ObYwd7iVi4

[Institute for Global Tobacco Control @IGTC_Hopkins]

We found that Filipino youth are being targeted through cigarette, e-cigarette, and HTP product displays and advertising at the point of sale. New supplemental data shows the extent of the problem at retailers located within 100 meters of schools.   

https://t.co/xjotWl4pIZ

[Tobacco Control @TC_BMJ]

May Issue: Longitudinal study in Thailand supports the relationship between e-cigarette use and subsequent smoking initiation among youth and the relationship between youth cigarette use and subsequent e-cigarette initiation https://t.co/aT1NTo4q0W @ProfGlantz