Objective It is widely held that waterpipe smoking (WPS) is not associated with health
hazards. However, several studies have documented the uptake of several toxicants and …

Background Waterpipe smoking (WPS) is a social custom common in many Middle Eastern,
North African, and Asian countries and has become increasingly popular in the US …

Water pipe smoking (WPS), an old method of tobacco smoking, is re-gaining widespread
popularity all over the world and among various populations. Smoking machine studies …

Context: Waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) has gained popularity, but its physiologic effects
have not been extensively studied: rather, studies have focused on WTS's chronic effects or …

Noninvasive physiological measurements are reviewed that have been reported in the
literature with the specific aim being to study the small airways in lung disease. This has …

Background: A spirometrically-defined restrictive ventilatory defect is a common finding
when performing spirometry. Aims: We aimed to determine the frequency, geographical …

Rationale: Waterpipes, also called hookahs, are currently used by millions of people
worldwide. Despite the increasing use of waterpipe smoking, there is limited data on the …

Hookah is a single-stemmed or multistemmed instrument for vaporizing and smoking
flavored tobacco, whose smoke is passed through a water basin before inhalation. The use …

Introduction International recommendations of the exploration of non-insulin-dependent
diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) are focused on deficiency and not incapacity. Aims (1) To …

Introduction: The diagnosis and management of common chronic respiratory diseases
depend on various parameters obtained from pulmonary function tests (PFTs), such as …