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Study to examine effects of shisha smoking
- Lebanon: Thursday, May 22 - 2008 at 11:43
A joint American University of Beirut-Virginia Commonwealth University team has been awarded a $2.8m research grant from the US National Cancer Institute to study the exposure to toxicants as a result of shisha smoking. The study will examine the effects of smoking water pipe tobacco on the heart, lungs and cell biology in individual users by measuring their toxin exposure as well as the toxin content of water pipe tobacco smoke. The team will also study group water pipe tobacco smoking in cafés - examining the effects of sharing a water pipe on levels of toxin exposure and content. Finally, the team will compare toxin exposure and effects between water pipe tobacco smoking and cigarette smoking.
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Jeff Florian, Senior ReporterThursday, May 22 - 2008 at 11:43 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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