Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Scottish Study: E-Cigs May Be Helping Disadvantaged Smokers Quit
Led by the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit at the University of Glasgow, this study highlighted once again that e-cigarettes are effective...
Brazil Sues Big Tobacco Over Compensation for Tobacco-Related Diseases
The tobacco companies refused to receive the subpoenas on grounds that are only subsidiaries, and therefore these should be sent directly to their parent...
How the CDC has Shifted From Dealing With the “Vaping Epidemic”...
An article on Reason has rightly pointed out that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is “currently focusing on the core...
Instagram: Pro-Vaping Hashtags Still Outnumbering FDA Anti-Vaping Ones
The study titled, “#Vape: Measuring E-Cigarette Influence on Instagram With Deep Learning and Text Analysis,” has shown that the FDA’s “The Real Cost” awareness...
Another Study Finds Cigarette Butts Leak Off Toxins Into the Environment
Data indicate that over five trillion butts are generated by smokers each year worldwide. Sadly, many of these tend to pile up in parks,...
Polosa Persuaded Italy to Exempt Vape Shops From COVID-19 Lockdown
Outside China, Italy is witnessing the worst outbreak of COVID-19, forcing the local government to set in place some of the most stringent measures...
Costa Rica’s Health Ministry Supports the Idea of a Vaping Ban...
Speaking to the deputies of the Committee on Social Affairs, Salas said that Bill 21.658, which would set the regulations in question in place,...
Recent Study Confirms That as Vaping Increases Smoking Decreases
Extracting data from the 2011–2018 National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS), trends in smoking frequency, intensity, age of first cigarette use, and e-cig use frequency...
