Vaping is becoming increasingly popular in New Zealand as an alternative to smoking.UNSPLASH / Sponsored-content Whether you like it or not, vaping has firmly arrived in New Zealand and it seems ...

Vapes appeared on the market in the U.S. around 2007. Within 10 years, the industry was booming. Here's how we got here, and what to know.

In a documented case study by PGH doctors, a 22-year-old Pinoy male suffered a fatal heart attack, following a severe lung injury possibly attributed to his daily vape use. This is the first VAPE ...

What are the overall health implications of vaping? Vaping is relatively new; e-cigarettes were invented in 2003 by Chinese pharmacist Hon Lik as an alternative to smoking.

- Born in China - In 2003, Chinese pharmacist Hon Lik, a heavy smoker hoping to kick the habit, develops the first electronic alternative to cigarettes.

Enter e-cigarettes. Now commonly known as vapes, they were invented by Chinese pharmacist Hon Lik in 2003. They were conceived as a healthier alternative to smoking. The idea was, instead of inhaling ...

The modern e-cigarette is generally thought to have been invented by Hon Lik, a pharmacist from Shenyang in northeast China. His device, patented in 2003, contained a liquid form of nicotine that ...

The first commercially successful electronic cigarette took shape only in 2003 when Beijing pharmacist Hon Lik developed a vaping device after his father, a heavy smoker, died of lung cancer.

A woman holds a flavoured disposable vape device. AP The first commercially successful electronic cigarette was developed in 2001 by Chinese pharmacist (and heavy smoker) Hon Lik, in Beijing.

“Make the switch”, ”Healthier and better”, ”Small got mightier”.