Tobacco smoking with a water pipe or hookah is increasing globally. There are millions of
water pipe tobacco smokers worldwide, and in the United States, water pipe use is more …

Objectives Waterpipe smoking using sweetened, flavoured tobacco products has become a
widespread global phenomenon. In this paper, we review chemical, physical and biological …

BACKGROUND: Waterpipe (hookah, shisha) tobacco smoking has spread worldwide. Many
waterpipe smokers believe that, relative to cigarettes, waterpipes are associated with lower …

Introduction Available in hundreds of device designs and thousands of flavors, electronic
cigarette (ECIG) may have differing toxicant emission characteristics. This study assesses …

Hookah or waterpipe smoking or use is an emerging trend in the US population, especially
among the youth. The misperception of hookah being less harmful than cigarettes and the …

Objective: To examine the prevalence and potential health risks of waterpipe tobacco
smoking. Methods: A literature review was performed to compile information relating to …

Objective Waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) involves passing tobacco smoke through water
prior to inhalation, and has spread worldwide. This spread becomes a public health concern …

Objective Although accumulating evidence suggests harmful effects of waterpipe smoking,
there is limited information about its direct association with chronic diseases, notably cancer …

Abstract Introduction: Electronic cigarettes (ECIGs) electrically heat and vaporize a liquid
solution to produce an inhalable nicotine-containing aerosol. Normally the electrical heater …

The lack of scientific evidence on the constituents, properties, and health effects of second-
hand waterpipe smoke has fueled controversy over whether public smoking bans should …