Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
A Two Day Livestream Broadcast Held for ‘World Vape’ and ‘World...
‘sCOPe’, or ‘streaming Consumers On Point everywhere’, made its debut last November with a five-day livestream simulcast via YouTube and Facebook, covering the WHO’s...
Hong Kong Customs Seize Thousands of Vape Products Worth a Total...
In August 2021, Hong Kong's Council on Smoking and Health said that government statistics had shown that local teenagers use the products more often...
Vaping “Could Cause Brittle Bones” Says New Study
The research team reported a significantly higher rate of ‘fragility fractures’ amongst vapers vs non-vapers.“To our knowledge, this is the first study to investigate...
Kenya’s Tobacco Industry Keeps Growing Due to Bans on Safer Alternatives
Campaigners of nicotine alternatives are being frequently silenced by entities accusing them of lobbying on behalf of tobacco firms.In an article on Capital News,...
Bans on Flavoured Vapes Would Push Some Users Back to Smoking
Approximately one in five vapers said they would stop vaping and start smoking if a flavour ban was set in place.Titled “Responses to potential...
Knowledge of Vapes is Crucial For European Parliament Support
The difference in EU MEPs’ attitudes was more pronounced in relation to heated tobacco products and nicotine pouches.A survey conducted by ECigIntelligence and TobaccoIntelligence,...
The European Commission to Launch Proposal For TED Revision by Oct....
The revised directive will address three main issues: tax increases on all traditional tobacco products, the harmonization of new tobacco products such as e-cigarettes,...
Study Links Vaping to Disease-Causing Genetic Changes
A genetic predisposition to smoking initiation is associated with an increased risk of e-cig use.Titled, “A novel role for vaping in mitochondrial gene dysregulation...
