In pipes, the tobacco sits in a bowl at the end, and a stem connects the bowl to the mouthpiece. But pipes can be equipped with filters. Another type of pipe, the water pipe, consists of a body ...

The results, published in the peer-reviewed journal Respirology, adds a further scientific blow to the defenders of shisha who claim that water pipes are safer because they filter out tobacco toxins.

Smoking tobacco through a hookah is a pastime gaining popularity among the college crowd, but many mistakenly believe that using the fragrant water pipe is less harmful than smoking cigarettes. In a ...

The rising popularity of hookah lounges across global cities has created a dangerous misconception: that water pipe smoking offers a safer alternative to cigarettes. Medical experts and recent ...

More smoke water pipes: Family habits significant Date: April 7, 2011 Source: Uppsala Universitet Summary: The number of people smoking water pipes is rising dramatically throughout the world. A ...

But the principle is same – these water-pipes allow you to smoke flavoured tobacco as it is bubbled through water. Maybe you know it simply as hubble-bubble. Sharing a water-pipe is thought to ...

Young adults who smoked water pipes in hookah bars had elevated levels of nicotine, cotinine, tobacco-related cancer-causing agents, and volatile organic compounds (VOC) in their urine ...

The habit goes by many names, but whether it's called hookah, shisha, nargile, qalyan, or hubbly bubbly, water pipe smoking is often seen as a less harmful alternative to cigarettes. A growing body of ...

GENEVA (AP) -- Water-pipe smoking may pose the same health risks as cigarettes, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, adding that more scientific research was needed into the link between hookah ...