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There’s a new kid on the block
It would be a perverse use of the precautionary principle to await the outcomes of research before encouraging smokers to switch from tobacco...
Man armed with only a vape device is shot by Police
In the U.S., the Headlines were fresh with another tragic tale of a police shooting involving an unarmed black man, although this time they...
US : Council members in St.Joseph, MO vote to allow e-cig use in public...
The ordinance was put in place in 2014, and started when citizens started a petition requesting to prohibit smoking in enclosed public spaces. At...
What do scientists think about vaping? – Konstantinos Farsalinos at Vapexpo 2016, Paris
Jacques Le Houezec, Konstantinos Farsalinos, Jean-François Etter and Riccardo Polosa were on stage at Vapexpo 2016 to highlight current trends in e-cigarette research.
"The message I...
Philip Morris Int. plans to launch its iQOS heatstick in the US
The iQOS device, which has a similar shape to a short cigarette, works by heating tobacco leaves creating a smokeless alternative to combustible cigarettes....
A good week for pro-vaping science, but council bans continue to spread
Legislators aren’t looking at the evidence, however, and one of Scotland’s councils has just introduced a ban on vaping anywhere on its property. This...
Stoptober 2016 : suggesting e-cigs as part of a non smoking campaign in the...
The campaign offers a number of suggestions to smokers wishing to quit, and highly recommends the combination of behavioural support and the use of...
US : Vaping businesses in Cedar City facing harsher restrictions
Cedar City is a city in Iron County, Utah, and as per the last census it holds a population of about 29,000. A report...
