Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
NZ : call for smokers to be part of a quit...
The research will be conducted by the University of Auckland’s National Institute for Health Innovation, and about 1800 participants are needed. The aim of...
iQos heatsticks declared illegal in NZ
iQos was launched at a highly publicised event at an upmarket waterfront venue in Auckland last December. The device works by heating a special...
Australia’s nicotine ban upheld
Last August, the New Nicotine Alliance (NNA), who is a non profit organization that supports tobacco harm reduction strategies, was amongst those who submitted...
In response to S.A.’s government statements about e-cigs
Co-founder of the Africa Harm Reduction Alliance, Dr. Delon Human, health expert Clive Bates from Counterfactual, Dr Kgosi Letlape, the president of the Health...
The misinformation spread by the FDA is detrimental to public health
According to a paper published in Addictive Behaviours by professor David T. Sweanor and assistant professor Lynn T. Kozlowski, the FDA is actively standing...
Quit smoking and your life insurance premium could decrease by 50%
"If you’re a smoker considering quitting the potential cost savings on your life insurance is another reason to break the habit that you can...
Positive predictions about the vaping market from TPE 2017
Managing director of tobacco, beverage and convenience store research at Wells Fargo Securities LLC, Bonnie Herzog, calculated the deceleration rates at approximately 2 percent...
VTA director testifies in favour of vaping in Indiana
Abboud addressed the Committee (PDF) on behalf of the numerous struggling vaping businesses, and took the opportunity to explain the current state of affairs and...
