Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Research Reveals Many Physicians Remain Misinformed About E-Cigarettes
Physicians were more likely to recommend e-cigarettes to an older heavy smoker who had previously tried and failed to quit, than to a younger...
BAT Publishes Its Low-Carbon Transition Plan
Part of the plan includes reducing emissions across its value chain by half until 2030, from a 2020 baseline, with the aim of reaching...
Finnish Study Finds Many Teens Buy Snus Via Social Media
Recent report looking into cigarette use, snus and e-cigarettes, in Finland from 2000 to 2019, indicated a reduction in the use of cigarettes and...
The WVA Presents The Portuguese Govt. With a 7-Step Plan to...
"Smoking is responsible for over 13,000 deaths in Portugal every year."The 7-step plan was presented by the WVA, together with their Portuguese partners Associação...
Derek Yach on The Importance of Innovation in Tobacco Products
In September 2017, one of the major tobacco companies - maker of Marlboro, Philip Morris International Inc (PMI), made yet another bold announcement saying...
New Zealand’s Vape Importers Are Warned Over Nicotine Level Limits
The Ministry of Health has reportedly been given false information about the amount of nicotine found in some products.The recently implemented Smokefree Environments and...
Australia: NSW Anti-Vape Campaign Should be Fact Checked
"Australia’s overall smoking rate has barely moved in the past decade while New Zealand’s has halved."The NSW government has recently launched a $300,000 “educational”...
Altria Has Been Developing New Alternative Nicotine Products
As tobacco companies do their best to push into the alternatives’ market, their main challenge remains gaining credibility. “We know that cigarettes are dangerous...
