Pipe and cigar smokers often wave off worries that smoking is bad for their health. They claim their habit is harmless and perpetuate the common misperception that pipes and cigars are somehow safer ...

It was a very special moment in any young man’s life: buying his first pipe. On a recent Saturday afternoon, 25-year-old Ben Darge stood at the counter of Iwan Ries, which bills itself as America’s ...

Some argue that pipe smoking is far less harmful than smoking cigarettes. But this assumption is based on several old myths that don’t stand up to more recent research. Here’s what we know. It’s ...

June 2, 2004 — Exclusive pipe smoking confers a risk of tobacco-associated disease similar to that of cigar smoking but less than that of cigarette smoking, according to the results of a prospective ...

Pipe and cigar smoking is linked to faster lung function decline and higher mortality, even among people who have never ...

It causes increased risk of stroke, heart disease, chronic lung disease and cancers from the throat to the rectum. So who exactly is going to be celebrating International Pipe Smoking Day tomorrow?

The sweet smelling tobacco is gaining in popularity, but most people who smoke it in cafes are unaware of the potential risks. You might call it shisha in Egypt and Sudan, nargile in Turkey and Syria ...

University-level students are increasingly getting hooked to shisha, water-pipe smoking, in Karachi unaware of the fact that they are as harmful as cigarette, say researchers. It seems to be quite the ...