Things that make you go hmm…
The World Health Organisation has been under a lot of pressure recently; first with the issuance and eventual revision of...
E-cigarettes
India’s e-cigarette ordinance regressive, will harm millions of smokers, consumer body says
DELHI: One of India's leading consumer advocacy groups has slammed the government following the passing of ordinance prohibiting the manufacture...
Pace of US smoking rate decline mirrors rapid rise in popularity of vaping
Little evidence that e-cigs are prompting young people to start smoking: researchers The pace of the fall in smoking prevalence...
Specialists appeal to WHO for FCTC charter to embrace tobacco harm reduction
GENEVA: Seventy-two specialists in nicotine science, policy and practice have written to WHO and its stakeholders asking that they "adopt a...
HK e-cigarette ban contrary to international trend
Prohibition policy counterproductive to harm reduction The Chief Executive Mrs Carrie Lam Wednesday announced the Government decision to prohibit the...
Consumer advocates gather in Geneva for COP8
GENEVA, Switzerland - Consumer advocates gathered in Geneva to pressure FCTC COP8 delegates to accept that Harm Reduction and access...
Alliance urges COP8 UK delegation to promote remarkable e-cig success
LONDON: The FCTC’s COP8 summit in Geneva presents a great opportunity for UK delegates to promote the UK’s dramatic success...
Survey on e-cigarette flavor use by US vapers
The Food & Drug Administration announced recently an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) for flavors used in tobacco products, including...
factasia conference brings expert testimony to Asia
Regional delegates were treated to an often-lively debate in which compelling scientific evidence and pressing regulatory imperatives were presented by...
Vaping
The less harmful alternative – legal in London but a criminal offence in Hong Kong In Asia as in the...
