Author: Barnaby Page

E-cigs can be a force for good, says doctor who crafted FCTC

Written by Barnaby Page || 23rd February 2015 || News analysis |

One of the main architects of the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) has expressed his strong support for e-cigarettes, starkly separating himself from the position adopted by the FCTC at its Moscow summit...

No evidence that e-cig trial leads to smoking, study finds

Written by Barnaby Page || 24th December 2014 || News analysis |

Trying nicotine through experimentation with e-cigarettes does not seem likely to lead to a tobacco smoking habit, according to new research from Oklahoma which casts tentative doubt on the “gateway hypothesis” of e-cigs as a pathway to conventional...