Smoking hookah tobacco negatively impacts heart rate and blood pressure and connections have been made between smoking the waterpipes regularly and increased risk of coronary artery disease, ...

“I started smoking young and decided to open a hookah lounge,” said 29-year-old Kafil, whose mother runs the day-to-day operations. “I still smoke on occasion, but decided to stop recently.

While many view water pipes as safer tobacco enjoyment, evidence says otherwise. Feb. 12, 2008 — -- The sweet-smelling tobacco smoke wafts dreamily into the relaxed atmosphere of the hookah ...

Hookah smoke as toxic as cigarettes, but users not always aware. Published: Oct. 04, 2018, 1:24 p.m. Brian Forest of Holyoke at Le Souk Hookah Lounge and Restaurant in downtown Springfield.

Health experts say hookah smoking results in inhaling toxic chemical, often at even greater levels that cigarettes. Appeals court temporarily blocks judge's ruling directing Trump return control ...

Hookah smoking impacts heart rate and blood pressure, with chronic use being linked to increased heart disease risk, says new report. Authors warn that hookah usage is encouraged through flavor ...

Regulations for hookah smoking exist in only 10 states, including Arizona, ... “It was always really common to see students sharing smoking ‘tricks’ with each other,” she said.

Compared with a single cigarette, smoking hookah for “one session” delivers 25 times the tar, 125 times the smoke, 2.5 times the nicotine, and 10 times the carbon monoxide, according to ...

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 ...