"Cigarette smoking is a health hazard," correction, "Smoking is a health hazard altogether!" A glass-bottomed water pipe, some fruit flavored tobacco and roasted charcoal, shisha is so relaxing and so ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hookah smoking has emerged as a fashionable social activity, particularly among young adults. While hookah bars multiply across the nation and private parties increasingly feature these ornate pipes, ...

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 ...

The hookah and its use as a calming, recreational tool goes back at least to the 17th century, but Reza Bavar’s love of the pipe goes back to 2001. It’s a love that drove Bavar to found Kaloud, 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 ...

With the decline in cigarette smoking, students have taken to other ‘safer’ forms of smoking, especially hookah smoking. However, a pioneering study shows that a single puff from a hookah exposes the ...

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 ...

For the first time, in a 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, which ...