Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
UK: Calderdale Council is considering a ban on vaping in taxis
In the towns falling under the jurisdiction of Calderdale Council, smoking in taxis and private hire vehicles is banned, and now the council is...
CDC: 1 in 14 US Women Smoke Whilst Pregnant
Despite being an improvement from 2011, where a similar CDC report found that one in 10 women smoked, these figures are naturally still alarming....
Latest research suggests that tobacco laws may also discourage vaping
Researchers from New York University found that states with higher cigarette taxes and anti-tobacco regulations, had fewer vapers. Therefore, claim the researchers, along with...
Health Experts Urge UK Parliament to Get Rid of TPD2
Health experts in the UK are concerned, as the rapid growth in the numbers of people switching from smoking to vaping has dropped significantly....
The Risk Perception of Smoking in the US Has Been Declining
To the shock of many, a study by Duke University School of Medicine, published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, indicated that between 2006 and...
Does Vaping Lead to Heart Attacks?
The cross-sectional study looked at data from the National Health Interview Surveys of 2014 and 2016 involving 69,725 participants, and controlled for conventional cigarette...
Farsalinos about the presence of metals in e-liquids
The study titled Metal Concentrations in e-Cigarette Liquid and Aerosol Samples: The Contribution of Metallic Coils, was published in Environmental Health Perspectives. The study...
Are Chicago’s fears about rise in teen vaping justified?
This weekend a number of alarmist articles were released, pointing out a dramatic increase in teen vaping observed on school campuses across Chicago. The...
