Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
COP9 Live Streamed Its Final Session
Earlier this year, FCTC organizers had announced that there would be no discussions or decisions around Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) products at COP9. They...
Data From Wales Indicates Smoking is The Main Cause of Preventable Death
In 2017, the Welsh Government had set a target to reduce the number of smokers in Wales to 16%. To date, the percentage of...
The WHO Can’t Afford to Get Wrong Again – Yet It Is!
“The World Health Organization's failure to declare a global emergency in 2020 will be repeated in 2021 when the WHO will likely abandon international...
Kiwi Researcher Discusses E-Liquid Flavours’ Safety
Lead researcher Dr. Graham Eyres, who is considerably experienced in researching food flavours, said that flavour substances currently being added to the liquids are...
The Philippines’ DOH Disassociated Itself From Local Delegation at COP9
Basing its arguments on sound scientific data, the delegation described vaping and heated tobacco products as “salutary” and “source of good” during the ongoing...
Ongoing UN Climate Change Conference May Distract From FCTC COP9
“COP26 is all about following climate science and environmental evidence. However, COP9 is set to ignore compelling international science and completely dismiss significant human...
Vapers’ Voices Heard Across Geneva During COP9
The WHO’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) COP9 is being currently held in Geneva. Its provisional agenda released on August 5th, had indicated...
The Relationship Between Vaping and Mental Health
Smokers on psychotropic drugs tend to need higher doses of nicotine.Some studies have indicated that when adolescents consume nicotine, given that their brains are...
