For years, many people have been convinced that smoking tobacco in a hookah is less harmful than cigarettes because the tobacco is filtered through water. It's risen in popularity among young people, ...

Smoking hookah tobacco negatively impacts heart rate and blood pressure and connections have been made between smoking the waterpipes regularly and increased risk of coronary artery disease, a new ...

Hookah cafes are gaining in popularity around the world from Britain to Russia to the United States. Use in college students and youths is increasing, with ~15-17% of high school seniors and 22-40% of ...

Many research studies have shown the dangers of smoking cigarettes, but the effects of hookah smoking have not been studied extensively. A new study of 9,840 people in Iran has found that hookah ...

In some areas, using a hookah is the new “social smoking” trend in bars and restaurants. Cigarette smoking has significantly declined in the past decade, but the popularity of hookahs is increasing. A ...

Smoking hookah, also known as water pipe smoking or shisha, has gained popularity worldwide as a social activity. While it may seem like a fun and relaxing pastime, the effects of smoking hookah are ...

The use of hookahs, pipes that bubble tobacco smoke through water before you puff, doubled among middle and high schoolers in just one year. Now it’s on par with cigarette use in school-age kids, a ...

The hookah, also known as sheesha or goza, was once seen only in Bollywood movies, being puffed at by spoilt nawabs and patrons of the nautch girls. Today, this age-old tradition has come back as a ...

AUSTIN (American Heart Association) – While cigarette smoking has hit an all-time low, another form of tobacco use is rising in popularity – hookah smoking – and researchers are concerned there’s a ...

You are a good kid. You get good grades, take AP classes and get along with your parents. You never drink alcohol, smoke cigarettes or do any drugs. But every so often, you smoke hookah, because your ...

Contrary to popular belief, hookah smoke is not chemically safer than cigarette smoke, according to a recent study at UC Irvine that analyzed hookah smoke emissions and found that one drag from a ...

In a new study conducted in mice, researchers found that tobacco smoke from a hookah caused blood to function abnormally and be more likely to clot and quickly form blood clots. The findings provide ...