Background and aims: A systematic review conducted in 2008 found significant associations
between waterpipe tobacco smoking and lung cancer, respiratory disease, periodontal …

Hookah smoking is becoming a popular trend globally. Waterpipe smoking is the second
most prevalent form of alternate tobacco products. The rapid increase in hookah use is …

Exposure to air pollution can cause detrimental health and be an economic burden. With
newly developed equipment, monitoring of different air pollutants, identifying the sources …

Background Asthma is the most prevalent chronic respiratory disease (CRD) in children. It
causes extensive morbidity and mortality worldwide. Since the International Study of Asthma …

Waterpipe smoking (WS), an emerging trend has major health concerns. It is prevalent
worldwide as a recreational activity both indoors and outdoors. The aim of this review was to …

With fast-paced urbanization and increased energy consumption in rapidly industrialized
modern China, the level of outdoor and indoor air pollution resulting from industrial and …

Background Water-pipe smoking (WPS) is the most widespread tobacco use in the Middle-
East, and is rapidly spreading globally. Smoke from WP contains most of the compounds …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma impose a substantial burden of disease.
This narrative review focuses on potential population-wide interventions that are likely to …

Although air pollution is recognized as an emerging public health problem in the EMR
countries, it is difficult to construct evidence on the effect of air pollution on health in the EMR …

Chronic respiratory diseases represent a great challenge for public health policies in the
Arab world. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common disease, and …