Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Smoking bans don’t work, increased cigarette prices do, say researchers
The latest research suggests that just adding $1 to the current price of a packet of cigarettes ‘could help millions of smokers quit’. "Older...
AHA ignores scientific data in claiming that vaping is as risky as smoking
In an interview published last week on the Daily Mail, the AHA said that research carried out by the University of West Virginia, indicates...
Regular vapers have the highest smoking cessation success rates
This study is considered as one of the first conducted in the states that looks into the correlation between smoking cessation and e-cigarette use...
Vaping has been banned in public spaces in Louisville KY
Public health experts would agree that condemning the use of e-cigs, and regulating them as their deadly counterparts in a state where smoking is...
India considering a ban on electronic cigarettes
"E-cigarettes are just a mechanism to deliver nicotine in an attractive format. They are being marketed as a harm-reduction product, which is contrary to...
E-cigarette bans may be violating international trade rules
India is amongst the countries looking to ban electronic cigarettes, despite the mounting evidence that these products are effective harm reduction and smoking cessation...
A link between vaping and smoking is not proof of a causal relationship
The study was led by Mark Conner from the University of Leeds, and published in the British Medical Journal's specialized Tobacco Control last Thursday....
UK : Complaint against ads promoting vaping for harm reduction
In 2016, the EU's Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 (TRPR), decided to regulate e-cigarettes as tobacco products. This came to pass after fierce...
