Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
The Foundation For a Smoke-Free World Supports STOP
Derek Yach has stated that "The Foundation for a Smoke-Free World joins other smoking control organizations in condemning the activities of Philip Morris International...
Russia to Regulate Vaping Products Differently Than Tobacco Products
This motion will be commended by many public health experts, who have been incessantly pointing out that any product regulations should be relative to...
Could the Cole-Bishop Amendment save the day?
HR 1136 is a bi-partisan legislation, and a version of the bill introduced last year by Reps. Tom Cole of Oklahoma and Sanford Bishop...
ACS Report: Big Tobacco is Targeting Emerging Markets
The report was co-authored by American Cancer Society (ACS) and Vital Strategies, and released at the 17th World Congress on Tobacco OR Health in...
Bloomberg Funds Agency to Monitor Tobacco Industry
The agency named Stop (Stopping Tobacco Organisations and Products), aims to “aggressively monitor deceptive tobacco industry tactics and practices to undermine public health,” said...
Ontario’s Menthol Cigarette Ban Encouraged Many Smokers to Quit
A month after the ban was implemented 29% had attempted to quit, in contrast to the 14.5% who had claimed that they would.The study...
President of Smoke-Free Foundation Banned From Tobacco Conference
This week, about 3,000 anti-tobacco health and policy experts are expected to attend the 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, taking place in...
NZ Health Ministry Admits Local Tobacco Law Needs Amending
Philip Morris (PMI) is facing two charges in New Zealand’s court, after the Ministry of Health said that selling the HEETS tobacco sticks is...
