Hookah less harmful than cigarettes: Study (see pics)
Hookah less harmful than cigarettes: Study (see pics)
PTIPublished : Sep 24, 2013, 11:46 AM ISTUpdated : Sep 24, 2013, 12:23 PM IST
Mumbai: Smoking a "hookah" may be less harmful than a cigarette as it contains lower levels of four toxic metals, claims a new international study released here Monday.A team of scientists, headed by Joseph Caruso
A growing fad among urban youth, hookah parlours have been banned in several Indian states, including Maharashtra.
Hookah comprises a narghile, shisha and goza which is a water pipe with a smoke chamber, a bowl, a pipe and a hose.
