Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Ex-Smoking COPD Patients Who Switched to Vaping Experienced Long-Term Benefits
The participants who switched to vaping reported a reduction of about 50% in flare ups, a significantly improved cardio-respiratory health, and increased exercise ability...
Chinese Vape Brand Relx to Study Health Effects of Vaping
The study will be analysing the health effects and short- and long-term behavioural impacts of e-cigarettes, as compared to traditional cigarettes, using 3D printed...
US: Over 60 Organizations Urge The FDA to Ban Menthol Cigarettes
The FDA itself “has consistently found that the scientific evidence establishes that menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes is harmful to public health.”“The...
Studies Analysing the Effect of Heated Tobacco Systems on Indoor Air Quality
"..the use of THS resulted in the lowest concentrations of formaldehyde, benzene, toluene, PM2.5 among majority researched pollution sources ."Scientific studies published in...
NJ’s Flavour Ban May Kill The Legal Industry Increasing Use of Riskier Products
Earlier this year, the Assembly Appropriations and Senate Budget committees, passed bills that broadly ban flavoured e-liquids and other vaping products, revised taxes and...
Philippine Harm Reduction Groups Ask That FDA Reject Foreign Funding
Two members of the House of Representatives were recently forced to suspend public consultations on vaping and heated tobacco products, after the Philippines FDA,...
Egypt: E-Cig Regulations Are Needed to Counter the Illicit Trade Market
Egypt has very high smoking rates and many smokers have been switching to e-cigarettes, which remain unregulated. This has resulted in a lot of...
Study Compares Dependence Levels on Various Nicotine Products and Coffee
A chart published in 2017 by the EU, as part of a survey looking into smoking behaviour across the union, had indicated that Sweden...
