Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Sen. Johnson and Rep. Hunter urge VP-Elect Pence to repeal e-cig rules
Senator Ron Johnson has been proving true to his word by actively fighting the unreasonable e-cig regulations implemented by the FDA earlier this year....
UK Organization urges smokers to “ditch or switch” this Christmas
The Fresh programme was set up in the North East in 2005 to combat the worst smoking-related illness and death rates in the UK....
China’s bold smoking ban
The regulation that will control public smoking all throughout China, is currently undergoing the legislative process, said Mao Qun'an, head of the National Health...
Trump considering Libertarian Jim O’Neill as FDA Chief
An article published earlier this week on Bloomberg Politics pointed out that O’Neill “could push the agency in new directions”. In a speech back...
The US normally embraces harm reduction, but not in the case of smoking
The R Street Institute is a non-profit, non-partisan, public policy research organization whose mission is to “engage in policy research and outreach to promote...
US surgeon general demanding harsher e-cig rules
The above plea comes as a shock to many in the Health/ Smoking cessation sector who were already preoccupied as it is about the...
Canada : Study to explore the efficacy of e-cigs as an NRT
This study is being led by Dr. Mark Eisenberg, a cardiologist and epidemiologist at the Lady Davis Institute at the Jewish General Hospital, (JGH)....
FDA removes prerequisites for PMTA eligibility
The directive known as Refuse to Accept Procedures for Premarket Tobacco Product Submissions, was released last August, and listed the following requirements as prerequisites...
