In first-of-its-kind study, university researchers highlight hookah health hazards

August 26th, 20190 IRVINE, CA – Hookah waterpipe use has grown in popularity in recent years – 1 in 5 college students in the U.S. and Europe have tried it – but the practice could be more dangerous than other forms of smoking, according to a first-of-its-kind study by researchers at the University of California, Irvine, published recently in Aerosol...

Hookah smoking linked to diabetes and obesity, major new study finds

January 16th, 20190 For years, supporters of hookah smoking have argued that the process is much healthier than cigarettes, because of its ability to purify tobacco smoke by passing it through water. But a new study of nearly 10,000 people from the United Kingdom is casting doubt on those assertions, finding that smoking hookah “significantly...