Hookah tobacco smoking is used by 13.8 percent of young adults and 4.8 percent of high school students. That's on the rise, reflecting greater hookah usage among young people in the United Kingdom ...

Hookah smoke is thought by many to be somehow cleaner and less irritating when compared with cigarette smoking, but it has the significant risks. Hookahs on Doha pedestrian street near cafe in Qatar.

"Smoking hookahs (water pipes) at home can be terribly dangerous for the smoker, but perhaps more importantly, for children and other people living in the home," Weitzman told Reuters Health by email.

Hookah, also called shisha, is an ancient method of smoking, long popular in the Middle East, in which charcoal-heated tobacco-based or "herbal" non-tobacco-based smoke is passed through water ...

Use of hookah or shisha pipes to smoke tobacco is on the rise among young people in the United States and elsewhere, with the National Youth Tobacco Survey showing 4.1% of American high school ...

Water pipes, also known as hookah, shisha and a host of other names, are a common social activity in the Middle East and has been growing in popularity: a 2011 study found more than 40% of college ...

Hookah bars, where people go to smoke flavored tobacco from a hookah, or waterpipe, are becoming increasingly popular in North America. On average, there are five new hookah bars opened every ...

Last year, about 5.4% of high school students said they used hookahs at least once a month, up from 4.1% in 2011, and 2.8% tried e-cigarettes, up from 1.5%.

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 ...

Exotic hookah water pipes are all the rage among teens and young adults, but a new study suggests they could be a "gateway" device to cigarette smoking. The study found a similar effect for young ...

"Smoking hookahs (water pipes) at home can be terribly dangerous for the smoker, but perhaps more importantly, for children and other people living in the home," Weitzman told Reuters Health by email.