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Confusing smoke signals from Turkey
Aug. 17, 2016
Strangely two important events have taken place that question the sincerity of this fight against smoking.1. The premier vaping network website in Turkey has been blocked to all Turkish Internet u...
Important consultations on nicotine and e-cigarettes in Australia and New Zealand
Aug. 9, 2016
New ZealandIn New Zealand the sale and supply of nicotine e‑cigarettes is prohibited. Users obtain nicotine e‑cigarettes through importation and illegal local sales. The current regulations were i...
TPD implementation in Poland – the end of vaping as we know it?
July 20, 2016
The first draft of the act was based on a straightforward transposition of the TPD, without any additional requirements. However, in November 2015, there were parliamentary elections in Poland a...
Why you/doctors/vapers should join IDHDP
July 15, 2016
For example, we know beyond any doubt that providing clean needles and syringes radically reduces the transmission of HIV. However, due to dogma, there are still many places where it is illegal ...
New Study on Asthma and Vaping: Long-term benefits
May 12, 2016
The asthmatic smoker represents a distinct disease phenotype, with increased susceptibility of exacerbations and poor asthma-specific health. Increased disease severity and marked impairment in as...
An Exercise in Excise: Tobacco Product Taxation – and e-Cigarettes
May 9, 2016
Tobacco taxesThe application of an excise tax on tobacco is considered to be the most effective mechanism by the World Health Organisation3 in achieving the health objectives in reducing tobacco c...
Propylene glycol classified as toxic? There's no scientific proof for that!
March 21, 2016
The PDF of the formal document can be found here: http://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/13626/clh_propane-1%2C2-diol_en.pdfTheir idea is to classify propylene glycol as STOT SE 3. What does that a...