Hookah smoking has greatly increased in popularity, with hookah bars and lounges attracting the young, in particular. Some may be influenced by the odd belief that passing tobacco smoke through water ...

Hookah bars, lounges, and cafes have popped up all over the country. If you pass by one, it may look inviting. Many people think hookah is safe and fun, but it has health risks just like any tobacco ...

It's midnight in Paris, and the crowd is growing outside the Left Bank's Paradis de l'Orient cafe. "A half hour to get in?" complains one would-be patron. A cafe employee shrugs apologetically. Sounds ...

Young men inhaling fruit-flavored tobacco from hookahs had become a common site in Afghanistan in recent years. But the Taliban recently issued a fatwa, or Islamic decree, banning the popular pastime.

Researchers surveyed more than 3,300 American adults aged 18 to 30. Over half of the tobacco smoke consumed by young American smokers is inhaled through hookahs, and more must be done to specifically ...

With a bunch of hip living room-style furniture and a plethora of hookahs for the hitting, Michael Hemeid has created an environment that he hopes will serve as a neighborhood meeting place. He even ...

On his last night of finals before the winter break at the University of California, Los Angeles, junior Aaron Rothe, 20, was ready to celebrate. So together with a couple of buddies, he made his way ...

Although smoking a hookah, or water pipe, is an activity that has been performed for centuries, the rapid growth of hookah bars has taken many health officials by surprise. Hookah bars are springing ...

When the press misrepresents scientific research, it is easy (and usually fair) to blame reporters who don't bother to read the study. But university publicity departments are also part of the problem ...

A video from the snow-covered Lahaul-Spiti region in Himachal Pradesh has been drawing widespread attention for all the wrong ...