Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Italian Study: E-Cigs Are Effective Tools to Decrease Tobacco Consumption
“Participants who used e-cigarettes with nicotine smoked fewer tobacco cigarettes than any other group after 6 months."The study titled, “Benefits of e-cigarettes in smoking...
European Harm Reduction Group Launches Manifesto on Behalf of Former Smokers
ETHRA is comprised of 21 consumer associations in 16 European countries. Launched last May on behalf of 27 million grass roots consumers across Europe...
A Recent Review Looking Into The Effect of Vaping on Cardiovascular Health
Titled, “Cardiovascular autonomic effects of electronic cigarette use: a systematic review,” the study aimed to analyze available studies that have investigated the autonomic cardiovascular...
2019 Study: Jordan Has One of The World’s Highest Smoking Rates
Public health advocates and industry analysts are attributing the high smoking rates to widespread interference in local policy-making by the world's major tobacco companies.The...
Canada: Alberta Proposes a Vape Ban Use For Under 18s
On answering questions on amendments to the Tobacco and Smoking Reduction Act, Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro said that a ban on flavoured vaping...
NZ Vape Group Urges Local Govt. to Reject WHO Stance on E-Cigs
Earlier this year, the AVCA sent another letter to Salesa, asking the health ministry to reveal their official position on e-cigarettes, as they intend...
UK Study: Risk Perceptions of Vaping Are Directly Related to E-Cig Use
The study titled, “Association between changes in harm perceptions and e-cigarette use among current tobacco smokers in England: a time series analysis," reviewed data...
Japan Study: Heated Tobacco Products Are Disrupting Cigarette Sales
Japan is the world's ninth largest cigarette market, and sadly still has very high smoking rates, yet the introduction of HTPs (which are sometimes...
