Health and science
Is the current peer-review system really giving us the best possible e-cig science?
20th April 2022 - Blogs |
Is the present system of peer-reviewed journal publication of scientific papers the best way to get the best science – particularly in the vaping world? There are those who think it may not be
Flair 1, Rigour 0 – how The Conversation turned against the benefits of vaping
18th April 2022 - Blogs |
An article in an international news magazine describes what it calls “A damning review of e-cigarettes” – a description that doesn’t do justice to a major piece of academic work that is much more balanced than that suggests
Much company interest but no new licence applications…
8th April 2022 - Alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |
Warning on youth vaping ‘a desperate effort to maintain a crisis narrative’
7th April 2022 - News analysis |
A study warning that vaping may have countered the decline in US youth nicotine usage has been strongly criticised by two professors of health psychology for flawed methods and wrong focus
Synthetic and ‘natural’ nicotine – the real difference is just a matter of bureaucracy
31st March 2022 - News analysis |
While synthetic nicotine has become the focus of much controversy, demonised as a public health risk, its currently poor reputation derives more from bureaucracy than from the substance itself
A hard but vital sell – convincing poorer countries of the value of harm reduction
31st March 2022 - Blogs |
A new report confronts the issues involved in broadening the appeal of tobacco harm reduction products in low- and middle-income countries, where smoking cessation arguably matters even more than it does elsewhere
FDA issues more warning letters over unauthorised products…
31st March 2022 - Alerts | North America, United States |
China’s upcoming ban on e-cigarette flavours could hurt domestic producers
29th March 2022 - News analysis |
Beijing has recently announced a set of regulations that will tighten control on the vaping industry, and experts say China’s new and tightened scrutiny on e-cigarettes will likely hurt domestic producers
Canada’s Tobacco and Vaping Products Act undergoes public consultation
25th March 2022 - News analysis |
Health Canada has launched a consultation on the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act (TVPA) asking citizens, experts, vapers and other industry members to share their perspectives about e-cigarettes
Flavour restrictions ‘have little impact’, while ‘pods may beat mods’ for cessation
24th March 2022 - Blogs |
The Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) has published a number of papers which will be of particular interest to the e-cigarette sector. Here are some of the highlights
Analysis: The PATH study may have lost its way on quitting smoking with e-cigs
18th March 2022 - News analysis |
A study that recently drew attention for concluding that vaping was a less successful cessation method than nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) or even going cold turkey may be undermined by potential flaws
It’s hard to unpick, but there’s good news lurking in the detail of CDC vaping report
17th March 2022 - Blogs |
The headline conclusions of the CDC are not surprising: tobacco products remain a menace to America’s kids, e-cigarettes particularly, flavoured ones most of all. But that is not the whole story
US youth vaping continues to drop, but it still beats smoking, CDC survey reports
17th March 2022 - News analysis |
E-cigarettes remain by far the most popular means of nicotine consumption among US high school and middle school students, ahead of combustible cigarettes
NSW campaign to reduce youth vaping…
16th March 2022 - Alerts | Australasia, Australia |
UK urged by associations and public health officials to cut vaping VAT
11th March 2022 - News analysis |
The Local Government Association (LGA) has urged the UK government to cut value-added tax (VAT) on vaping products as part of a plan to help smokers quit
FDA and CDC report findings on youth tobacco use…
11th March 2022 - Alerts | North America, United States |
Could very-low-nicotine cigarettes become new competition for vapour?
10th March 2022 - Blogs |
The news reported on our sister site TobaccoIntelligence that 22nd Century Group is looking to launch its very-low-nicotine cigarettes (VLNCs) in Chicago and South Korea seems on the surface to have little to do with vaping
Teen vaping increased in New Zealand amid public health experts’ concerns
9th March 2022 - News analysis |
The percentage of teen vapers in New Zealand rose significantly in 2021, accompanied by a decline in smoking rates among 13- and 14-year-olds
Court orders data on disease-causing ingredients to be published…
7th March 2022 - Alerts | Asia, South Korea |
The science and non-science of vaping – and a heart-stopper just for the boys
2nd March 2022 - Blogs |
We hear a lot these days, especially from politicians, about “following the science” – which must be a lot better, surely, than merely following the politicians. But it’s not unproblematic
Regulatory report: Argentina, March 2022
1st March 2022 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
The sale of e-cigarettes has been banned in Argentina since 2011. Vaping is forbidden in the same public places as smoking. Several bills concerning e-cigs are unlikely to pass
Australian authorised vaping prescribers skyrocket, but so do black markets
24th February 2022 - News analysis |
The number of authorised prescribers for nicotine vaping products in Australia has skyrocketed since regulations changed. However, critics say this has also led to a booming black market
Regulatory report: Austria, February 2022
16th February 2022 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
Austrian legislation regulates both nicotine-free and nicotine-containing e-cigarette products. This report includes the latest updates and proposals for regulation and the result of some court appeals
European Parliament prepares for first vote on anti-cancer recommendations
8th February 2022 - News analysis |
The European Parliament’s first debate on the Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA)’s report into how to strengthen Europe’s fight against cancer will take place on 15th February
Survey finds growing number of English authorities offer e-cigarettes to smokers
7th February 2022 - News analysis |
There has been a dramatic increase in the number of local authorities in England offering e-cigarettes to smokers in a bid to help them quit smoking, according to a new survey
French public health council reverses its endorsement of vaping to quit smoking
2nd February 2022 - News analysis |
France’s High Council for Public Health has revised its 2016 opinion on e-cigarettes, now saying there is not sufficient evidence to recommend vaping for smoking cessation
INNCO calls for health assessments and user input before flavour bans
20th January 2022 - News analysis |
INNCO urged policymakers to conduct health impact studies involving consumers and producers if flavour bans are being debated
Robert Califf’s FDA nomination is approved at committee stage
19th January 2022 - News analysis |
Califf’s bid to be the first permanent FDA leader under president Joe Biden comes amid ongoing calls by politicians for more regulation of tobacco and the cigarette industry
Independent study confirms previous findings over smoke and vapour toxicity
14th January 2022 - News analysis |
A new paper successfully replicates three key studies comparing the toxicity of cigarette smoke and e-cigarette vapour on lung tissues
Officials on both sides of the Atlantic caught in an old nicotine delusion
13th January 2022 - Blogs |
Is nicotine really the big baddie when it comes to tobacco products and their alternatives? Some people in positions of authority – people you might think ought to know better – still seem to think so
Wales remains vague on vaping as it plans a route to a smoke-free future
10th January 2022 - News analysis |
The Welsh government has launched a public consultation over its long-term tobacco control strategy
2021 reviewed: false dawn for vaping, or some light showing at the tunnel’s end?
10th January 2022 - News analysis |
Could 2021 be remembered as the year we first started to see some light at the end of the tunnel? Only time will tell for sure, but there were clues
How smokers with no plans to quit may hold the key to e-cigs’ future regulation
5th January 2022 - Blogs |
An original and potentially highly significant piece of peer-reviewed research published last week could – and should – have an impact on the way e-cigarettes are regarded and regulated in the US
Study finds flavours draw young people to e-cigs, but no onward link to smoking
5th January 2022 - News analysis |
A new study has concluded that although flavours are an “important motivator” for e-cigarette uptake among young people, there is no evidence to associate them with a move to smoking tobacco
End of the ban? Brazil nearing a decision at last on regulation of e-cigarettes
3rd January 2022 - News analysis |
Brazil seems close to clarifying a future legal path for tobacco alternatives in a regulatory process expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2022
A dying habit? New Zealand backs vaping in bold plan to kill off smoking for good
22nd December 2021 - Blogs |
New Zealand has designated a cohort of young people – those who will be 14 or younger when the government’s proposed law comes into effect – who will never be old enough to smoke
UK’s public health establishment mostly welcomes NICE guidance on e-cigs
9th December 2021 - News analysis |
The British public health sector has broadly welcomed the updated guidance from the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
Could cocaine vapes be a smart new way to crack an old addiction problem?
8th December 2021 - Blogs |
It may have originated as an alternative means of administering nicotine, avoiding the dangers of smoking, but vaping technology has many other potential uses – most notably for the delivery of other kinds of drug
NICE advice says smokers should ‘stop completely’ – and then quit e-cigs too
30th November 2021 - News analysis |
The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published new recommendations on how to help promote quitting smoking, and how to introduce tools such as e-cigarettes into conversations with smokers
What lies behind Filipino health officials’ spat with the country’s COP9 delegation?
24th November 2021 - Blogs |
Conflict between public health concerns and political-economic interests seems to be the main reason behind an internal dispute between the Philippine delegation to COP9 and officials at the country’s Department of Health
Will Califf and the Biden administration really heed the science on e-cigarettes?
18th November 2021 - Blogs |
Robert Califf, US president Joe Biden’s choice to take up leadership of the FDA again, has unfinished business with the agency – and with e-cigarettes in particular
While WHO won’t even talk about them, UK prepares for e-cigs on prescription
4th November 2021 - Blogs |
The timing, one clear week before the opening of COP9, the latest (virtual) gathering of the parties to the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), was interesting
UK health authorities pave the way for prescription-only stronger e-cigs
2nd November 2021 - News analysis |
The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is backing the idea of e-cigarettes as a licensed therapy, available on prescription for smokers who want to quit
An ‘epidemic’ of double-think among the anti-vaping brigade – and not just in US
21st October 2021 - Blogs |
Public handwringing about the alleged “epidemic” of youth vaping has become tantamount to an epidemic itself – and and here’s a striking example from Bangladesh
Australian GPs expect surge in patients as prescription scheme comes into force
30th September 2021 - News analysis |
Australian doctors anticipate an increase in appointments with patients wanting prescriptions for nicotine e-cigarettes after new regulations come into force
Reporting disorder: don’t let the facts get in the way of a good bad-news story
22nd September 2021 - Blogs |
Politicians and all those who lay down the law have become very fond of talking about “following the science”. Which sounds like a good idea, right? Well, yes, as long as it’s good science and not a bad report of it
Canada’s approach to vaping regulation and flavours lies in the election balance
20th September 2021 - News analysis |
One of the first tasks facing Canada’s incoming health minister will be the implementation of a new set of federal regulations for vaping products – which may or may not include a planned ban on flavours