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Intro: Health experts have raised serious concerns about the growing number of women smoking shisha.
They said they are seeing more and more cases of women with respiratory disorders because of the habit and urged smokers - especially those who are pregnant - to give up 'hubbly bubbly', as shisha is commonly known.
The call comes as the UAE prepares for 'World No Tobacco Day' on May 31, when people are being encouraged to stop smoking for 24 hours.
Many smokers think shisha is healthier than cigarettes, but the UAE Ministry of Health said an hour of shisha was equivalent to smoking 70 cigarettes.
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