Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Popcorn Lung: Separating Myth From Science
Popcorn Lung, a condition which is formally known as bronchiolitis obliterans, is an irreversible disease which narrows the bronchioles (i.e. the lungs’ smallest airways),...
Leaked Documents Indicate EU Plans to Ban Nicotine Pouches
A study has found that while Swedish snus carries significantly lower health risks than cigarettes, nicotine pouches contain even less harmful constituents than snus.A...
Report Finds US FDA Needs to Enforce Vape Restrictions Better
Online outlets, which are very popular with teens, are not being scrutinized enough, and violators of age restrictions are not being penalized appropriately.In recent...
The Relationship Between Vaping and Fertility Issues in Males. Is there...
The study, “The effect of smoking and electronic cigarettes on rat testicles,” divided adult male wistar rats into groups. One group was exposed to...
US Lawmakers Push Against THR Strategies Despite The Data in Their...
Adult use of all “tobacco products”, a category which inaccurately includes non-tobacco products such as vapes, has dropped from 20.8% in 2019 to 19%...
Study Indicating Health Improvements When Quitting Smoking Released For Stoptober
Two weeks after quitting smoking 45% of the participants experienced having more energy, 42% felt healthier and another 42% experienced improved breathing.Stoptober, is a...
While South America Leans Towards Prohibition, Educated Latinos Embrace THR
In Panama, Law 315 which was introduced in 2022 banned the sales and importation of vaping and heated tobacco products, whether they contain nicotine...
The Philippines Has a Problem With The Enforcement of Local Tobacco...
In 2015 it was calculated that the Philippines had more than 15.9 million smokers, 16.5 million tobacco users and approximately 110,000 deaths each year...
