The hookah, also known as sheesha or goza, was once seen only in Bollywood movies, being puffed at by spoilt nawabs and patrons of the nautch girls. Today, this age-old tradition has come back as a ...

Cigarette use among youths might be declining, but another kind of unhealthy smoke is blowing in. (ViaGetty Images) New research shows a 21 percent increase among high school seniors over the past ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Smoking hookah can be addictive and harmful, though many dabblers may not realize the dangers, according to a new review. "The cooled and sweetened flavor of hookah tobacco ...

Dear Straight Talk: My 17-year-old son just left for the "hookah bar." He said this is a popular social activity where you sit around outdoors smoking flavored tobacco from a shared water pipe. He ...

The use of hookahs — pipes that bubble tobacco smoke through water before you puff — doubled among middle- and high-schoolers in just one year. Now it’s on par with cigarette use in school-age kids, a ...