Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
US Senator urges FDA to regulate e-cigarettes immediately
The Senator who is a member of the Democratic Party, claimed that he is concerned about the increased popularity of e-cigarettes amongst adolescents, and...
Canada: Proposed bill would impose e-cig marketing restrictions
A bill that is being proposed by Ontario’s Health Ministry would regulate vaping in the same way as smoking, hence placing restrictions on where...
NZ health expert: Endorsing e-cigs is key in fighting smoking
Following a 0.6% decrease in smoking rates over the past year, Massey University associate professor of public health Marewa Glover, pointed out that smokeless...
Australian MP wants to ban vaping in no-smoking areas
An article on The Northern Star, pointed out that the legislation, the Smoke-free Environment Amendment (E-cigarettes) Bill 2017, was introduced following a call for...
Farsalinos writes to the FDA about the AHA’s inaccurate HnB study
Research conducted by the AHA exposed mice to aerosol emitted by PMI’s Heat-not-Burn (HnB) device iQOS, and claimed that this aerosol had the same...
New York: Vaping is now officially banned in indoor spaces
Last June, lawmakers in Albany voted to add vaping products to the state Clean Indoor Air Act, hence banning the devices from places where...
Scotland may be raising tobacco prices as part of no-smoking campaign
Earlier this year, the University of Edinburgh and NHS Health Scotland, carried out an inquiry to determine whether efforts to reduce smoking are working....
UK survey: Majority of teen smokers obtain tobacco illegally
55% of adolescent smokers aged 14 and 15, said they purchase illegal tobacco from shops or “tab houses”.Approximately 55% of adolescent smokers aged 14...
