E-cigarettes can change gene expression in a similar way to that of tobacco, according to a story by Daniel Cressey for Nature quoting one of the first studies to investigate the biological effects of the Read More
Staff Writer
March 27, 2014
Some state lawmakers in Washington, USA, want to levy a 75 percent tax on e-cigarettes, according to a story by Annaliese Davis for the Bellingham Herald. Sponsored by Seattle Rep. Reuven Carlyle, a Democrat, H.B. 2795 Read More
Staff Writer
March 27, 2014
A group of doctors, professors and health advocates are calling on the Canadian federal government to authorize the sale in Canada of e-cigarettes containing nicotine. Writing in The Gazette on behalf of the group, Gaston Read More
Staff Writer
March 25, 2014
The United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Health has rejected requests from shop owners for permission to sell e-cigarettes and electronic shisha pipes, according to a story in The National. Officials told The National’s Arabic-language Read More
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March 14, 2014
JAC Vapour has launched an e-liquid that emits no vapor when exhaled, according to a company press note issued through PRNewswire. The company described Clear Steam as being the first British-made, branded e-liquid that emitted Read More
Staff Writer
March 6, 2014
Figures published last week by France’s national drugs watchdog showed that the number of cigarettes sold in France fell by 7.6 percent last year, according to a Naharnet story. Sales of hand-rolling tobacco continued to Read More
Staff Writer
February 28, 2014
Following a request from the Phnom Penh municipality on Tuesday, Cambodia’s prime minister, Hun Sen, has ordered a ban on the importation and use of shisha and e-cigarettes, according to a story in The Read More
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February 24, 2014
Tenants at an apartment complex in the US have been told that they ‘are not allowed to use electronic cigarettes’, according to a story by WHSV-TV3 Channel 3. Presumably, this means that they will not be Read More
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February 13, 2014
Freedom Smokeless has unveiled its new, U.S.-built, high-speed e-cigarette automation machinery at the TPC [Tobacco Plus Convenience Expo] 2014 show in Las Vegas. In a press note issued yesterday through PRNewswire, Freedom, which is Read More
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February 11, 2014
New research has indicated that smokers of tobacco cigarettes who use e-cigarettes to try to quit their tobacco habit have better outcomes than those who use no aids or those who used an over-the-counter (OTC) Read More