Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Hong Kong’s Proposed E-Cig Regulations Fail to Impress
Both the tobacco industry and local health organizations are planning to lobby against proposed e-cig regulations, ahead of a Legislative Council debate taking place...
Philippines: Congressmen Endorse Measure in Favour of E-Cigs
House Resolution No. 1885 was filed by Reps. Anthony Bravo (Coop-Nattco) and Jose Tejada (PDP-Laban, North Cotabato) and urges the Department of Health (DOH)...
Smokeless Tobacco Missing from ACS’s Cancer Risk Factors’ List
On the 11th of June the ACS released a public health statement pointing out that the organization’s primary goal is to combat the use...
France: A Significant Drop in Smoking Rates Recorded Between 2016 and 2017
An article on Medical Press pointed out that in France, there were a million fewer daily smokers in 2017 than in 2016. The data...
BAT Investing 800 Million Euros in its Romanian Factory
This investment, which will be spread over the the next five years, is expected to generate approximately 200 new jobs, and will go towards...
Latest Study: Myblu Devices Are 99% Safer Than Cigarettes
Last February, Imperial Brands PLC, launched their vaping device via subsidiary Fontem Ventures in the US. Myblu is a pod-based system that uses liquid...
More Adults Trying E-Cigs, but Less Are Using Them Regularly
University of Iowa researchers analyzed survey data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and found that the amount of adults...
UK Study: Lowered Nicotine in E-Cigs May Lead to Vaping More Intensely
As the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) came into effect last year, many public health experts in the UK, grew concerned the newly imposed limitations...
