Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Research Looking into Media Coverage of E-Cigarette News
The study authors searched Access World News and Factiva databases for e-cigarette-related news articles appearing in the top 30 circulating newspapers, 4 newswires, and...
Smokeless Tobacco Remains Stable on The Market
Smokeless tobacco remains a dependable product category, with popular brands like Copenhagen, Skoal and Grizzly, and a solid customer base made mostly of former...
Australia Finally Agrees to Studying Health Impact of E-Cigs
Liberal party MPs have been efforting to overturn the current e-cigarette ban. In Australia the devices are legal, but the use of nicotine-containing refills...
FDA Launches New Anti-Vaping Youth Campaign
In August 2017, FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb, had stated that the agency’s new tobacco plan would support product innovation so that smokers would...
Former-Smoking E-Cig Users Could Help Current Smokers Switch
The study titled "Advice From Former-Smoking E-Cigarette Users to Current Smokers on How to Use E-Cigarettes as Part of an Attempt to Quit Smoking," which...
2018 GTNF: Experts Call Affordable E-Cigs a “Human Rights Issue”
Addressing an audience of tobacco and vaping industry representatives, harm reduction experts at the 2018 Global Tobacco and Nicotine Forum (GTNF), called for further research...
Most U.S. Citizens are Still Misinformed About E-Cigarettes
In line with data compiled by previous surveys, a recent poll indicated that sadly the majority of Americans are still misinformed about the relative...
U.S. Health Secretary Supports FDA’s Crackdown on E-Cig Companies
Last week, the FDA issued more than 1,000 warning letters to U.S. retailers and manufacturers of e-cigarettes, in what the agency called “the largest...
