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Research into e-cigarettes is dominated by American scientists and a few names emerge as clear leaders in the field, despite the involvement of thousands of scholars over the last decade
Bad news is like sex – it sells. And not every scientist is as rigorous as they might be – those who write their press releases even less so. Which leaves the question of who to believe
The number of US adults who think e-cigarettes are more harmful than traditional tobacco products has effectively doubled year on year from 2018 to 2020, according to new research – and that has affected smoking rates
Could the UK’s Khan review of tobacco policy have lessons for the rest of the world in its enthusiastic endorsement of vaping, even for countries where there is far more hostility toward novel tobacco products?
As far as we can tell, God has no opinion on the subject of vaping. Science, almost equally unhelpfully, has plenty of opinions – and they don’t all agree
Recognition of the role vaping can play in the future of public health in England has been welcomed, though there is some criticism of proposals to continually raise the legal age for the purchase of smoking products
In a first, Dutch health authorities are looking to ban tobacco flavourings on top of those more usually prohibited, such as sweet and fruit flavours
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) actions in the name of public health threaten to have the opposite effect by leaving the vaping sector in the hands of big tobacco, a vaping association claims
Next-generation tobacco products such as e-cigarettes and smokeless tobacco alternatives are not the solution to damage caused by the tobacco industry to both public health and the environment, according to speakers at a World Health Organization (WHO) conference
On international World No Tobacco Day vaping industry representatives called out the WHO and governments for not supporting smoking alternatives as a cessation tool, but the campaign was celebrated by many charities and health organisations from across the world
Most tobacco companies are keen to be seen supporting the concept of harm reduction, especially through reduced-risk products like e-cigarettes, heat-not-burn and pouches. But how far is their support for the idea actually having an effect on their activities right now, as well as their future direction?
The age of 25 is a stark divider among Canadian vapers, with differences in ever-use, recent use, flavour preferences and reasons for vaping, according to the recently released 2021 Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey (CTNS) that studied nearly 10,000 Canadians aged 15 and older
Vaping hardware could be in for a big shake-up in the EU over the next few years, with the environmental impact of batteries squarely in the firing line
Speaking at the launch of the seventh edition of the Atlas, US public health scholar Jeffrey Drope suggested that new nicotine technologies are “a huge distraction” which have “confused governments, the public health community and the public”
A widespread recall of medical cannabis vaping products in the US state of Pennsylvania has given rise to questions about the role flavour additives play in product safety and has left patients with more questions than answers
The heating mechanisms of vaping devices may have played a part in the vaping-associated lung injury (EVALI) crisis, new research suggests. Initial theories on the August 2019 outbreak of EVALI in the US quickly linked the condition to the use of vitamin E acetate, a synthetic analogue of naturally occurring vitamin E such as would be found in food
Chinese e-cigarette company Smoore has opened what it is calling the vaping industry’s first laboratory to test for extractable and leachable (E&L) substances
Public opinion is turning against vaping due to misinformation and negative coverage from the media, according to John Dunne, director general of the UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA)
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
E-cigarettes remain by far the most popular means of nicotine consumption among US high school and middle school students, ahead of combustible cigarettes
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
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
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
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