Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
“Benzene formation in e-cigarettes”, another flawed study
The study “Benzene formation in e-cigarettes”, was published last week in the journal PLoS One, and was followed by a statement saying that vapers...
Trump selects Dr. Scott Gottlieb to run the FDA
In an agency where the predominant culture of control stifles innovation, Dr. Gottlieb would be in a position of effecting life altering changes, by...
FDA’s deeming rule threatening more than just public health
In the last ten years, electronic cigarettes have exploded from non-existence to a $3.5 billion industry. A recent report by the Orange County Register...
E-cigs confirmed to have led to lowest number of smokers recorded in UK
The latest data from the Office for National Statistics shows that the number of smoking adults in the UK has dropped from 20.1% in...
A silenced pro-vaping columnist back in business
Yesterday on the 9th of March, Joe Nocera wrote an article for Bloomberg about the fact that (irrespective of whether it is for the...
NZ Maori Party advocating for subsidizing e-cigs like other NRTs
One of the Maori Party goals is to make New Zealand smoke-free by 2025, and co-leader Marama Fox who has been very public about...
UK Budget 2017 : Chancellor urged to acknowledge vaping benefits
After last April Public Health England announced that vaping is at least 95% safer than smoking, the UK fully endorsed electronic cigarettes for smoking...
Plain packaging proving successful in Australia
In Australia, cool cigarette logos on packets have been replaced by plain packaging and graphic images that clearly illustrate the dangers of smoking, from...
