Shisha ‘as harmful as cigarettes’
Smoking a shisha pipe is as bad for people as smoking tobacco, the Department of Health and the Tobacco Control Collaborating Centre has found. ... read more >>
View ArticleDespite Ban, Shisha Habit Spreading in Public
RAS AL KHAIMAH — Despite a ban on smoking of shisha outside shisha cafes and coffee houses, there’s a marked increase in the number of people who can be seen puffing away in public places in Ras Al...
View ArticleWaterpipes No Safer Than Cigarettes: Study
If you thought that smoking Kiss tobacco through a waterpipe was safer than cigarettes, think again: Compared to cigarette smoking, a waterpipe — also called a hookah or shisha — delivers more deadly...
View ArticleAsheville Hookah bar to defy smoking ban
If it survives, a local bar could become the 21st-century version of a Prohibition-era speakeasy. On Jan. 2, a law extinguishing smoking in bars and restaurants statewide takes effect. There are a few...
View ArticleHookah smoking rises in popularity among Oregon youths, new study finds
Hookah use among Oregon youth is on the rise according to a study released today by the Oregon Public Health Division’s Tobacco Prevention and Education Program. The findings are part of a larger...
View ArticleHubble bubble hookah as harmful as cigarettes
LONDON – It may be a symbol of Middle Eastern culture and a trendy pastime for British youths, but the shisha water pipe that burns sweet scented tobacco is just as bad for your health as smoking...
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