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Is Smoking Shisha Safer than Cigarettes: Comparison of Health Effects of Shisha and Cigarette Smoking among Young Adults in Kuwait	2016		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Med Princ Pract Periodical, Abbrev. Pub Date Free Form Volume 25 Issue 2 Start Page 117 Other Pages 22 Notes ID: 26566225 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the health effects of shisha smoking with cigarette smoking among male college students in Kuwait. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 525 male students in Kuwait from September to October 2013. A pretested questionnaire was used for information on demographics and health complaints. Peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) was measured using a portable peak flow meter. The outcome variables of health status were compared between smoking shisha, cigarettes, or both, and nonsmoking. RESULTS: The prevalence of current smoking was 243 of the 525 students (46%); of them, 52 (10%) were shisha smokers, 69 were (13%) cigarette smokers and 122 (23%) were both shisha and cigarette smokers. There were significantly fewer shisha smokers than cigarette smokers with symptoms of persistent cough (4 vs. 13% or 2/52 vs. 15/69; p = 0.007), chest pain (4 vs. 23% or 2/52 vs. 16/69; p = 0.004) and rapid heart rate (12 vs. 28% or 6/52 vs. 19/69; p = 0.04). Other complaints, including asthma, respiratory infections, shortness of breath, high blood pressure, increased blood sugar levels and sleep disturbances were similar in the 2 groups. Values of PEFR for shisha smokers and cigarette smokers were not significantly different. CONCLUSION: This study produced evidence suggesting that shisha smoking is not safer than cigarette smoking except with regard to complaints such as cough, chest pain and rapid heart rate, and that people who smoke both experience worse health effects in terms of frequent symptoms of respiratory infections, persistent cough, rapid heartbeat and sleep disturbances. Descriptors Links http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000442417 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Husain,Hamid, Al-Fadhli, Fahed, Al-Olaimi, Fatima, Al-Duraie, Alshouq, Qureshi,Ammar, Al-Kandari, Waleed, Mitra,Amal K. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Prime and boost aerosol exposure via fog machine or shisha smoke followed by cinnamon hypersensitivity and anaphylaxis to spiced food	2016		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full World Allergy Organ J Periodical, Abbrev. Pub Date Free Form Volume 9 Issue Start Page 4 Other Pages 4 Notes ID: 26839630 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract BACKGROUND: Cinnamon aldehyde (alias cinnamaldehyde) is widely used in food, textile or cosmetic industry. It is mostly associated with contact allergy, but immediate type allergies have been reported. The present study was triggered by a case of anaphylactic events to cinnamon in food and upon skin prick test. We investigated a possible correlation of exposure to a disco fog machine and/or shisha consumption with immediate type hypersensitivity to cinnamon aldehyde in the patient and healthy volunteers. METHODS & RESULTS: In both fog machines and shisha pipes heating of glycerol-based fluids before evaporation renders chemical transversion to malodorous acrolein. Therefore, both methods are frequently operated with aroma additives. Cinnamon aldehyde and derivatives could be detected by gas chromatography in sampled fog flavored with cola fragrance. The patient as well as healthy (mostly female) volunteers were skin prick tested using cinnamon aldehyde diluted in 0.9Â % NaCl, VaselineÂ® or fog fluid. Persons with a history of exposure to disco fog or shisha (n = 10, mean 32.8Â years) reacted with a significantly larger wheal and flare reaction in the skin test (p = 0.0115, p = 0.0146, or p = 0.098) than the non-exposed (n = 8, mean 37.3Â years). Both groups were gender matched, but differed in the mean age by 4.5Â years. This reaction was specific as compared to skin reactivity to cinnamon alcohol, with only a trend to higher reactivity in exposed persons (ns). CONCLUSION: From our data we conclude that hapten fragrances such as cinnamon aldehyde may during heating in glycerol fluids associate to complete antigens and via inspiration lead to specific immediate type hypersensitivity. In some cases the hypersensitivity may be unmasked by spiced food containing cinnamon aldehyde or related chemicals, and lead to severe adverse reactions. Descriptors Links Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Jensen-Jarolim, Erika, Roth-Walter, Franziska, Leitner,Erich, Buchleitner,Stefan, Vogelsang,Harald, Kinaciyan,Tamar Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Effects of shisha smoking on carbon monoxide and PM2.5 concentrations in the indoor and outdoor microenvironment of shisha premises	2016		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Sci Total Environ Periodical, Abbrev. Sci.Total Environ. Pub Date Free Form Volume 548-549 Issue Start Page 340 Other Pages 6 Notes ID: 26803732 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract There has been significant rise in shisha premises in the United Kingdom with an unsubstantiated belief that shisha smoking is harmless and relatively safe. This study aimed to assess the public health situation by evaluating the extent of shisha environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure among those that work in, and are customers of shisha businesses. Concentrations of several ETS pollutants such as carbon monoxide (CO) and particulate matter with a diameter of less than 2.5Âµm (PM2.5) in shisha premises were measured using real-time sensors inside and outside twelve shisha premises and at 5 pubs/restaurants where smoking is prohibited. Mean concentration of CO (7.3Â±2.4mg/m(3)) and PM2.5 (287Â±233Âµg/m(3)) inside active shisha premises was higher than concentrations measured within the vicinity of the shisha premises (CO: 0.9Â±0.7mg/m(3) and PM2.5: 34Â±14Âµg/m(3)) and strongly correlated (PM2.5 R=0.957). Concentrations were higher than indoor concentrations in pubs and restaurants where smoking is not permitted under UK law. The number of shisha pipes was a strong predictor of the PM2.5 concentrations. The study also assessed the risk perception within patrons and managers, with only 25% being aware of the risks associated to shisha smoking. The study identifies owners, employees and consumers within active shisha premises being exposed to concentrations of CO and PM2.5 at levels considered hazardous to human health. The results and outcome of this research serve as a basis to influence a discussion around the need of developing specific policies to protect consumers and employees of such premises. Descriptors Links http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.12.093 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Gurung,Gam, Bradley,Janet, Delgado-Saborit, Juana Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Shisha (waterpipe) smoking initiation among youth in Malaysia and global perspective: A scoping review (2006â€“2015)	2017		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Public health Periodical, Abbrev. Public Health Pub Date Free Form Volume 144 Issue Start Page 78 Other Pages 85 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Elsevier Data Source google Authors Singh, SK, Enzhong, L, Reidpath, DD, Allotey, P Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Shisha (waterpipe) smoking initiation among youth in Malaysia and global perspective: A scoping review (2006â€“2015)	2017		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Public health Periodical, Abbrev. Public Health Pub Date Free Form Volume 144 Issue Start Page 78 Other Pages 85 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Elsevier Data Source google Authors Singh, SK, Enzhong, L, Reidpath, DD, Allotey, P Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Water pipe (shisha) use and legislation awareness against shisha smoking among medical students: a study from Karachi, Pakistan	2017		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of community health Periodical, Abbrev. J.Community Health Pub Date Free Form Volume 42 Issue 3 Start Page 461 Other Pages 465 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Springer Data Source google Authors Zavery, Arham, Qureshi, Faisal, Riaz, Arbaz, Pervez, Fatima, Iqbal, Nousheen, Khan, Javaid A Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Analytical determination of nicotine and tar levels in various dokha and shisha tobacco products	2018		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of analytical toxicology Periodical, Abbrev. J.Anal.Toxicol. Pub Date Free Form Volume 42 Issue 7 Start Page 496 Other Pages 502 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Oxford University Press Data Source google Authors Mahboub, Bassam, Mohammad, Ayesha Begum, NahlÃ©, Ayssar, Vats, Mayank, Al Assaf, Omar, Al-Zarooni, Hamdan Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Shisha smoking as a possible cause of bilateral granulomatous lung lesions	2018		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Respirology case reports Periodical, Abbrev. Pub Date Free Form Volume 6 Issue 9 Start Page e00374 Other Pages Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Wiley Online Library Data Source google Authors Choe, Eun Ho, Sutherland, Luke, Hills, Christopher, Sood, Jaiâ€deep Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Prevalence of shisha (waterpipe) smoking and awareness of head and neck cancer among Nigerian secondary school students: A preliminary survey	2018		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full International Public Health Journal Periodical, Abbrev. Pub Date Free Form Volume 10 Issue 2 Start Page 209 Other Pages Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Data Source google Authors Kanmodi, Kehinde K, Fagbule, Omotayo F, Aladelusi, Timothy O Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Pleasure and practice: a qualitative study of the individual and social underpinnings of shisha use in cafes among youth in the UK	2018	Outreach department, Infectious Diseases Institute, Kampala, Uganda.; Department of Medicine, Havard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.; Health Promotion Department, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full BMJ open Periodical, Abbrev. BMJ Open Pub Date Free Form 13-Apr Volume 8 Issue 4 Start Page e018989 Other Pages 2017-018989 Notes LR: 20190307; CI: (c) Article author(s) (or their employer(s) unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2018; JID: 101552874; OTO: NOTNLM; 2018/04/15 06:00 [entrez]; 2018/04/15 06:00 [pubmed]; 2019/03/08 06:00 [medline]; epublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 2044-6055; 2044-6055 Accession Number PMID: 29654007 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018989 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 29654007 Abstract OBJECTIVES: To explore (1) the social function of shisha cafes for young people living in the UK and (2) other alternative activities (existing or potential) that do not involve tobacco smoking. METHODS: We conducted qualitative interviews with young adults (age 18-30) in Leeds, UK. Snowballing sampling was used in selecting the participants. Interviews were audio-recorded and explored the perspectives and experiences of young people in as well as potential alternative activities. Data were transcribed and analysed thematically. RESULTS: Shisha use plays a central role in social interactions. Youth described using shisha because of emotional and sensory pleasure. Shisha use was implicitly endorsed by respected professionals, such as doctors and university lecturers, who were seen smoking it. Most, but not all, shisha smokers acknowledged that shisha use is harmful. Suggestions for reducing shisha use included use of non- tobacco alternatives, legislation to reduce access and alternative means for socialising, such as sports. CONCLUSION: For young people in the UK, the known health dangers of shisha are outweighed by its social benefits and shisha is perceived as acceptable. Interventions to reverse the increase in shisha cafes should focus on both individual smoker as well as the community, without sacrificing the importance of social interactions. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Mugyenyi,A.E.K., Haberer,J.E., O'Neil,I. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20180413 PMCID PMC5905732 Editors

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