title: Hookah, is it really harmless?
abstract: The hookah is a snuff smoking device whose origin dates back to the fifteenth century, has been used extensively in the Middle East in recent decades has become popular in Western culture countries, particularly in Americas and Europe. It has been reported that like other forms smoking tobacco, their use can lead to addiction also is used for inhaling and other addictive substances. Has also been considered a risk factor for various isolated diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), different types of cancer, hemodynamic alterations, vascular disease, infectious diseases, among others. In pregnant women has been reported that there use condition a diminution on fetal growth and different diseases in the newborn. It was also mentioned that hookah smoke contains several toxic substances that can affect both, the primary and the passive smoker, so we did this review to determine the complications associated with its use.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Anáhuac México Norte, Av. Universidad Anahuac No. 46, Col. Lomas Anáhuac, Huixquilucan, Edo. de México C.P. 52786, Mexico.
authors.forename: Ruben
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Blachman-Braun
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Anáhuac México Norte, Av. Universidad Anahuac No. 46, Col. Lomas Anáhuac, Huixquilucan, Edo. de México C.P. 52786, Mexico.
authors.forename: Raquel Lira
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Del Mazo-Rodríguez
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Anáhuac México Norte, Av. Universidad Anahuac No. 46, Col. Lomas Anáhuac, Huixquilucan, Edo. de México C.P. 52786, Mexico.
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: López-Sámano
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Calzada de Tlalpan 4502, sección XVI, Del. Tlalpan, CP14080 México, D.F., Mexico. Electronic address: ivettebu@yahoo.com.mx.
authors.forename: Ivette
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Buendía-Roldán
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000635:transmission; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000209:etiology; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution
keywords: Cancer; Hookah; Risk factor; Second hand smoke