Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
What Do Australia’s E-Cigarette Restrictions Mean For Local Pharmacies?
In 2020, Australia’s Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt had announced a new measure banning the importation of vape liquid containing nicotine. A number of...
PMI Study: Nearly 50% of Brit Smokers Who Try Quitting Last About a Week
A lack of willpower was listed as the most common factor that leads smokers to fail at quitting, with 52% saying they didn't have...
New Study Links Vapour Exposure to Acute COPD Symptoms
The Danish study titled, “An RCT of acute health effects in COPD-patients after passive vape exposure from e-cigarettes,” looked into the effects of short-term...
The 8th Global Forum on Nicotine: GFN21
As promised, GFN21 has addressed many of the concerns prompted by recent reviews and reports and discussed how they have impacted the vape industry...
Children Exposed to Smoke May Be At Risk For High Blood Pressure
43% of the children surveyed were exposed to tobacco smoke.Published in JAMA Network Open, the study titled, “Analysis of Active and Passive Tobacco Exposures...
The Asia Harm Reduction Forum 2021, on the 28th of June
AHRF2020 was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, therefore this year’s event will be held virtually on the 28th of June, and will be...
Farsalinos on BMJ Article Which Confused COVID-19 Research With THR
Farsalinos highlighted that the criticism presented by these journalists was not based on an assessment of the mentioned studies, but on allegations about conflicts.In...
Malaysia: The Local E-Cig Industry is Too Big to Remain Unregulated
Regulating e-cigarettes would have a positive effect on the local economy by creating more jobs and attracting foreign direct investment.The MVCC is calling onto...
