Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Chinese Tobacco Company Plans to go IPO in Hong Kong
The unit that will be listed is the company’s international unit, China Tobacco International Inc., and is mainly responsible for procuring tobacco from other...
Allowing Smokers Their Preferred Nicotine Intake Level, Helps Them Quit
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London followed 50 smokers in a tobacco dependence clinic in Argentina, as they tried to quit smoking. This...
Analysts Skeptical About Altria’s Two Major Investments
In 2018, Altria's share price had slumped over 30%, making it one of the worst in history for the cigarette maker's shareholders. A number...
Following deal with Altria, Juul to distribute $2 billion amongst its...
As of last Wednesday, Altria, one of the world’s tobacco giants, owns 35% of Juul, the e-cig manufacturer who had claimed its goal was...
Massachusetts Raised Tobacco Age Now Gone into Effect
Last June, the Massachusetts Senate had voted in favour of a bill that would raise the statewide age to purchase tobacco products from 18...
PHE Demonstration Compares the Effects of Smoking vs Vaping
Public Health England (PHE), the UK health organization renowned for its progressive stance in relation to harm reduction, has released footage from an experiment...
The Widespread Use of HnB Devices in Korea
HnB devices have been introduced in South Korea only 17 months ago, yet according to data released by the Ministry of Economy and Finance...
Chinese Trial: Text Messages Help Smokers Quit
A study funded by the Chinese Medical Board titled, Effectiveness of a text-messaging-based smoking cessation intervention (“Happy Quit”) for smoking cessation in China: A...
Juul Labs Accused of Marketing its Device to Adolescents
A recent article on Hawaii News Now, said that a recent CNN investigation has suggested that Juul Labs had been paying social media influencers...
Vapers Needed for Studies
University of Leicester: Survey about vaping at the workplace
Two sociologists at the University of Leicester, Dr. Charlotte Smith and Professor Jason Hughes, have been...
