Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
NZ health ministry releases statement about e-cig use for smoking cessation
In March 2011, the Government of New Zealand adopted the Smokefree 2025 goal for the country. In line with this campaign, last April Associate...
US survey : Most adults consider smokeless tobacco as harmful as...
The study which was conducted by Sheri P. Feirman and colleagues, measured the responses to a question in the Health Information National Trends Survey...
FDA’s tobacco samples guidance finalized to include e-cigs
In January 2017, following the implementation of the FDA’s deeming rule the previous August, the agency released a draft guidance which banned tobacco retailers...
Thailand : Smoking ban on a number of touristic beaches
This regulation was implemented after an analysis of renowned Patong beach in Phuket, found an average of 0.76 cigarette butts per square metre, equating...
The EU Commission’s tobacco track and trace proposal
“The Commission considers that the combination of the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) and the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products negotiated in...
Guam : Proposal to ban e-cig use in public spaces
Guam Legislative Speaker Benjamin Cruz, D-Tumon, was the co-sponsor of a current law "Natasha Protection Act of 2005," which bans smoking in most public...
Latest study : Even those most susceptible to smoking are trying...
"Even though they smoke more than the general population, smokers with high psychological distress have been smoking less and trying to quit more, as...
Singaporean health expert claims e-cigs are as harmful as cigarettes
“Emerging tobacco products such as e-cigarettes and heat-not-burn cigarettes… are no less harmful than cigarettes”, said professor and dean of Saw Swee Hock School...
