Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Survey: 9 of 10 Philippines Smokers Support Tobacco Harm Reduction
94% of Filipinos believe that the local government should set in place policies encouraging smokers to switch to less harmful alternatives to cigarettes, whilst...
Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates Fight to Reduce Indiana’s Vape Tax
The higher tax rate was approved last year and would go into effect in July 2022. Meanwhile, a proposal to reduce the tax from...
Vaping Advocate Groups Commend UK Government For Embracing Science
While the World Health Organisation (WHO) continues to wage a war on vaping and other safer nicotine alternatives through campaigns and such initiatives, the...
Three US States Have Introduced Bills to Ban Synthetic Nicotine
Many vape retailers had turned to synthetic nicotine in the hope of avoiding the rigorous, costly and in most cases futile, pre-market review process.Given...
Top US Tobacco Control Experts Unite to Endorse Vaping
E-cigarettes would have a more positive impact if the health community recognized its benefits.Published August 19 in The American Journal of Public Health, the...
Canada’s Proposed Flavour Ban Seems to be Losing Steam
In 2021 the Canadian Government proposed a ban on flavoured vape products except tobacco, mint, and menthol. A statement from the Canadian Vaping Association...
Another Study Linking Vaping to Heart Attacks Has Been Retracted
There was no evidence of increased heart attacks risk among vapers who had never smoked.Titled, “Re-examining the Association Between E-Cigarette Use and Myocardial Infarction:...
Australia Proposes Further Vape Restrictions
In 2020, Australia’s Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt had announced a new measure banning the importation of vape liquid containing nicotine. A few months...
