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[UK] Shisha' smoke threat to Leeds youngsters' health

Smoking of the “Shisha” - a water pipe - has become a social occasion among youngsters - particularly in the Asian community - as an alternative to going to the cinema or for a meal. But West Trading Standards has joined forces with NHS Leeds and Leeds
Yorkshire Post (uk)
added Feb 19, 2013 12:44
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[South Dakota] Senate passes hookah lounge smoking bill

A bill aimed squarely at hookah lounges sailed through the state Senate on Thursday. The bill, introduced by Sen. Craig Tieszen, R-Rapid City, changes the definition of smoking in state law to include the use of water pipes in hookah lounges, a point of
Rapid City (SD) Journal
added Feb 16, 2013 22:12
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[UK] Shisha smokers must be aware of the serious health risks

Birmingham health chiefs have issued a warning about the serious risks associated with shisha pipe smoking following a sevenfold increase in the number of shisha bars across the city.
Birmingham City Council (uk)
added Feb 16, 2013 21:28
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[South Dakota] Senate OKs smoking definition to include hookah

He said the legislation will provide “a clear definition of smoking” that will allow all establishments to be treated in conformance with the state’s smoking ban. The vote was in favor 31-3. Voting no were Republican Ryan Maher of Isabel and Democrats A
Mitchell (SD) Daily Republic
added Feb 16, 2013 16:43
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Hookah steam stones: smoking vapour expands from electronic cigarettes to waterpipes -- Lee et al. 22 (2): 136

Despite data demonstrating potential health risks, smokers perceive hookah use as less harmful than cigarettes10 because of its sweet smell and taste, and the belief that water ‘filters’ the smoke, reducing toxicant exposure5 ,11 ,12 and is, therefore, le
Tobacco Control
added Feb 16, 2013 13:02
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[UK] Shisha boss fined for letting youngsters smoke indoors

A SHISHA takeaway boss has been fined for letting a group of youngsters — aged as young as 13 — smoke indoors. Ten under 18s, three of whom were under 16, were caught with four lit shisha pipes inside the Dial Me a Shisha business in Daubhill on April 2
Asian Image (uk)
added Feb 15, 2013 10:36
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[UK] Smoking ban sparks boom in Birmingham shisha bars

Council chiefs fear shisha bars are popping up across Birmingham to thwart the smoking ban – with numbers increasing SEVENFOLD in five years.
Birmingham Mail (uk)
added Feb 14, 2013 09:50
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[UK] Forest Gate shisha boss fined £1,300

Amin Rahman, the boss of the Grill Garden in Katharine Road, was convicted of two offences under the Health Act at Thames Magistrates’ Court. He was ordered to pay costs of £991 and a victim surcharge of £120 was also awarded to Newham Council. Enforce
Newham Recorder (uk)
added Feb 13, 2013 15:34
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[India] Bangalore: Hookah cars are the new menace

Babu said he has been receiving complaints from people in his constituency that hookah pots are being brought in cars and given to youth as police have enforced stringent action on hookah bars.
Times of India
added Feb 13, 2013 15:21
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Researchers to study how young adults use e-cigarettes, snus

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago's Institute for Health Research and Policy have received a $2.3 million federal grant to study how young adults use hookahs, snus, electronic cigarettes, and other new tobacco products.
ScienceDaily
added Feb 11, 2013 10:16
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