Many casual smokers have long considered the hookah pipe a divertingly social, slightly healthier alternative to smoking cigarettes — but the hookah is as risky as, or even worse than so-called cancer ...

Hookah bars and cafes have been popping up more frequently throughout the US, promoted as a recreational and social activity that is potentially safer than cigarette smoking. Unfortunately, based on ...

(HealthDay)—Teenagers who use tobacco products other than cigarettes often see their habit as harmless, a new U.S. government survey finds. The report, from researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease ...

The University of Texas at Arlington announced Monday that the National Institute on Drug Abuse awarded a two-year, $442,763 ...

As people steer away from cigarettes, more are smoking tobacco from hookahs, large communal pipes that draw tobacco smoke through water. It appears though that while smoking cigarette has long been ...

Smoking a hookah pipe involved everyone in the group touching it and sharing the mouthpiece. Also, the members of the group sit in close proximity. The increasingly popular fad of using a hookah, also ...

Chemists at the University of Cincinnati find that hookah tobacco heated electronically kills 70 percent more lung cells than traditional charcoal. The study suggests the surprising health culprit ...

Smoking a hookah may be as damaging to blood vessels as smoking cigarettes, a new study suggests. Hookahs, also known as water pipes, have been touted as a harmless alternative to cigarettes, but ...

Hookah pipes or water pipes are gaining a lot of popularity amongst teens. However, a recent study suggests that hookah pipe smoking may lead to cigarette smoking. Lead researcher Samir Soneji, of ...