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Health prevention doesn’t cost much but reaps rich dividends
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Compared with other parts of health spending, preventive health programmes do not cost all that much.
PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO
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SINGAPORE – Like smoking, using electronic cigarettes, or vaping, carries the danger of addiction to nicotine.
These e-cigarettes also generate toxic substances, some of which are known to cause cancer, while others increase the risk of heart and lung disorders, said the World Health Organisation (WHO).
