Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Latest study: Drugs alone will not help smokers quit
"Thirty four percent of people who are trying to quit smoking use pharmaceutical aids and yet most are not successful," said senior study author...
PMI Thailand emphasises that iQOS is not an e-cigarette
Vapers in Thailand are faced with some of the harshest regulations worldwide. A ban on the import, export, sale and possession of vaping products...
Scientists report irregularities in PMI’s trials of iQOS
The iQOS device, is a Heat not Burn (HnB) smokeless alternative to combustible cigarettes and works by heating tobacco leaves known as Heets or...
Thailand’s Disease Control Department is spreading misinformation about vaping
The deputy director-general of the Public Health Ministry’s Disease Control Department, Dr Assadang Ruay-archin, has released a statement dismissing a report that the Public...
Six types of Camel Snus entered for FDA modified-risk status review
Reynolds first submitted the applications last April, and then on Monday the products called Frost, Frost Large, Mellow, Mint, Robust and Winterchill, became the...
FDA launches ANPRM pertaining to e-liquid flavours
“Trouble ahead: @FDATobacco (which fundamentally does not understand vaping) sends its plans for a war on so-called 'kid-appealing' #vape flavors to for regulatory approval....
Derek Yach responds to accusations against Smoke-Free Foundation
Last September, one of the major tobacco companies and maker of Marlboro, Philip Morris International Inc (PMI), made yet another bold announcement saying that...
Thailand: Vapers speak up about unreasonable e-cig ban
A UK study looking into the risks from inhaling vapor in comparison to those from inhaling smoke, indicated that the cancer risk from vaping...
