In a lab study of 41 adults who both smoke and vape, limiting vape flavour and device options made cigarettes more likely to be chosen
When only a tobacco-flavoured vape was available, people chose cigarettes more often and vaped less
Even when…
New review finds vaping involved in just 5.3% of teen cigarette experimentation in analysed cohorts
Most ‘gateway’ studies excluded nearly two thirds of teen vapers and three quarters of new smokers from their main analysis
Study design prevents detecting any potential ‘diversion’…
Smoking is reaching historic lows across Finland, Iceland, and the United States, with new data showing rapid declines driven by the rise of alternative nicotine products such as vapes and nicotine pouches. Across all three countries, traditional smoking is being displaced by…
Donald Trump’s pledge to save vaping is under scrutiny after federal authorities seized hundreds of thousands of products in what industry leaders say could devastate U.S. manufacturers. Two weeks ago, Attorney General Pam Bondi, working with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA),…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is facing renewed scrutiny after a new report revealed its foundation has taken tens of millions in undisclosed corporate donations. Experts say the rise of “dark money” raises questions about conflicts of interest - and what this…
A new review of randomised controlled trials found some health risk markers improved when smokers switched to heated tobacco products (HTPs).
One cancer biomarker and two cardiovascular biomarkers showed statistically significant signs of harm reduction.
For many other biomarkers, results pointed in…
On Wednesday, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, told Members of the European Parliament of how “appalled” she had become by the “disinformation that threatens global progress on everything from measles to polio”. “We need more capacity to…
Daily cigarette smoking among young adults (19 to 30) has dropped to just three per cent in 2024.
Smoking in the past 30 days among young adults has fallen by nearly three quarters since 2004.
At the same time, one in four…
Israel is set to ban the production, marketing and sale of non-tobacco flavoured vapes. The legislation passed its first legal hurdle at a preliminary hearing in the Israeli Knesset (a unicameral parliament, where there is just one chamber). The proposed private members’…