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 ...

People smoking hookah in their homes generate carbon monoxide, a toxic gas, and tiny pollution particles known as PM 2.5 at levels at least double those produced by cigarettes, according to a recent ...

Some hookah café owners argue for exceptions or even the creation of a special hookah license, saying that hookah smoking is a unique service — a deep-rooted Middle Eastern tradition tied to ...

Have you ever smoked a hookah? If you've been puffing the sweet, fruity shisha even occasionally, a new report may make you reconsider your next trip to the hookah bar. According to the New York Times ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Glatter is a New York-based physician covering public health. Hookah bars and cafes have been popping up more frequently ...

E-cigarettes with their thousands of flavorings have been much in the news of late because of their popularity among teens and adolescents who may not be aware of nicotine's addictive properties.

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The Kentucky Regional Poison Control Center said smoking out of water pipes or bongs can be as dangerous as inhaling smoke from a house fire.A 20-year-old Louisville man needed immediate treatment ...

While the lion’s share of youth anti-smoking efforts has focused on cigarettes, a new report in the CDC journal Preventing Chronic Disease suggests more needs to be done to reduce the number of teens ...

A study published on Monday by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine found that one session of smoking hookah — a communal water pipe characterized by its hose and flavored tobacco — has 125 ...

People smoking hookah in their homes generate carbon monoxide, a toxic gas, and tiny pollution particles known as PM 2.5 at levels at least double those produced by cigarettes, according to a recent ...