A proposed smoking bylaw banning all forms of indoor smoking in Vancouver is threatening to close down several local hookah tea houses. Hookahs are large communal water pipes designed to burn fragrant ...

Hookah smoking is often regarded as a social affair, fostering a sense of camaraderie among participants. However, beneath the veil of this communal pastime lies a realm of potential health risks that ...

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 ...

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 ...

Between his famous "Who are you?" and Alice's startled response, he puffs smoke from a hookah. Who knew the caterpillar would foretell what would be a popular trend for 18- to 30-year-olds? A popular ...

Behind the fragrant smoke and social atmosphere of hookah lounges lies a growing public health concern that medical experts increasingly warn about. As hookah bars multiply across urban centers and ...

Saudi Gazette report Hookah smokers commonly believe it is less harmful than smoking cigarettes. However, many studies have shown that smoking hookah, or shisha as it is known in Arab countries, for ...

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 ...

People who smoke a hookah or inhale secondhand hookah smoke may be breathing in the chemical benzene, a substance that previous research has linked with an increased risk of leukemia, according to a ...

I've been visiting this little hookah bar near me for the past two years or so, on and off, and last weekend, while visiting with mat, ephrog, and waubers, I finally bought a small hookah.<BR><BR>I ...

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