Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Canadian Health Minister open to further restrictions on e-cig ads
Last week, two Canadian anti-tobacco groups said they will not support the Liberal government’s Bill S-5, unless it is amended to put the same...
Minnesota laments about e-cigs’ rise in popularity, despite leading to all time low smoking...
Last Thursday, the Minnesota Health Department stated that for first time since 2000, tobacco use is on the rise. Wrong: The only rise recorded...
Idaho rejects bill that would raise tobacco age limit to 21
Public health experts have long been pointing out that regulating e-cigarettes in the same way as regular cigarettes, could prove detrimental to public health.The...
Canada: Anti-tobacco groups pressure MPs to restrict e-cig advertising
Last Monday, at a press conference, ahead of the first House of Commons committee hearings on Bill S-5, representatives from the Quebec Coalition for...
US: Smokers’ misconceptions about e-cigarettes have gotten worse
The numbers are alarming, and indicate how many lives are being lost to smokers who would never consider switching to the safer alternatives that could...
Australian Senator protesting against local vaping ban
The Senator is rightly pointing out that the government's stance contrasts with the evidence in favour of the products for harm reduction. “The Government’s...
A number of vapers have mistaken food flavouring for e-liquid on Amazon
Twitter user Rob Whisman spotted a number of poor reviews for generic food flavouring on Amazon, and on taking a closer look figured out...
Positive results from an e-cigarette trial at the Isle of Man prison
In March last year, a six month pilot involving the use of e-cigarettes as alternatives to regular cigarettes, at the Isle of Man jail...
