Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
New York State Raises Legal Tobacco Age to 21
Back in January, Gov. Cuomo had announced that he would include a proposal to raise the state's minimum age to purchase tobacco and electronic...
French Study: Vapers Are More Likely to Quit Smoking
The study titled “Association Between Electronic Cigarette Use and Smoking Reduction in France,” was published in the medical journal JAMA Internal Medicine, and tracked...
The Launch of a New Organization Tackling Popcorn Lung
“Popcorn lung” is the popular name for Bronchitis obliterans, a chronic lung disease linked to various air pollutants. One chemical it’s been speculatively linked...
San Francisco’s Top Economist Confirms E-Cig Ban Will Increase Smoking
Last month, San Francisco’s supervisors approved a total e-cig ban in a unanimous preliminary vote. “We spent the 90s battling big tobacco, and now...
Recent UK Study Looks Into Cash Rewards for Smoking Cessation
The study titled “Incentives for smoking cessation”, was published by the Cochrane Library, and contained results from 33 trials in eight countries, including 10...
Study: E-Cig Restrictions Could Drive Teens Back to Smoking
An online survey of 240 young U.S. adults aged between 18 and 29, asked the participants to predict their use of two products they...
CDC 2018 Report: Vaping has Particularly Increased Amongst Former Smokers
In a post on his blog page “Tobacco Truth” public health expert Brad Rodu, points out that while US federal officials have been “obsessed...
iQOS is Launched in Manchester
Philip Morris International (PMI), the owner of Marlboro cigarettes and one of the world’s biggest tobacco companies, is planning to open hundreds of iQOS...
