People who smoke tobacco through a water pipe, also known as a hookah, are still exposing themselves to a harmful mix of toxins, according to a small new study. Researchers from the University of ...

In hookah smoking, pipes are filled with tobacco extracts or shisha. Shisha is often a mix of tobacco and fruit, mint, or molasses sugar that is processed specifically for use in water pipes. Hookah ...

(Reuters Health) - High levels of benzene, a chemical in crude oil and gasoline, are present in hookah smokers and nonsmokers after they attend social events where the water pipes are used, a new ...

Background: Water-pipe smoking (WPS) is the most widespread tobacco use in the Middle-East, and is rapidly spreading globally. Smoke from WP contains most of the compounds present in cigarette smoke, ...

Recent studies have reported relatively high prevalence rates of waterpipe tobacco smoking in Middle Eastern countries, [10] but also in western countries such as the United States, [2,11] the United ...

Dany Raad, MD; Swarna Gaddam, MBBS, MPH; Holger J. Schunemann, MD, PhD, FCCP; Jihad Irani, MD, MPH; Philippe Abou Jaoude, MD; Roland Honeine, MD; Elie A. Akl, MD, PhD ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Following 30-minute waterpipe use, habitual users had elevated blood pressure and heart rate vs. before use. At ...

Smoking tobacco through a waterpipe exposes the user to the same toxicants – carbon monoxide and nicotine – as puffing on a cigarette, which could lead to nicotine addiction and heart disease, ...

In a country that has banned smoking in all public places, nicotine researchers were surprised to see hookahs — imagine stationary glass bagpipes, partly filled with water, used for smoking — pop up ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Tailored mobile messaging is an effective intervention strategy to reduce tobacco waterpipe smoking in young adults, according to a new study published by researchers with the Center ...

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 ...