Pipes shedding stodgy image after decades of decline. Handsome hand made pipes by Richard Lewis, a Minneapolis pipe maker and seller. Courtesy George Lewis — -- Pipe smoking had long gone the way ...

Yes, yes, it’s old hat by now, you’ve heard all about it. Cigars are hip (ho-hum). They’re sexy (so what else is new?). There are magazines and radio shows and even a Marxist dictator dedicated to ...

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?

February 17, 2010 — Pipe and cigar smoking has been found to increase urine cotinine levels and is associated with decreased lung function and increased odds of airflow obstruction, even in ...

LOWELL (AP) - Eight months ago, Sandy Sian had never smoked. So, the 39-year-old Lowell woman is not exactly sure how she managed to out-smoke other veteran pipe smokers to win an Oct. 29 contest ...

As I sat down at my desk this morning to write this article, something caused me to take stock of everything on it. A computer, of course, reading glasses, assorted labels and stationery, a couple of ...

Background: Although common in many Middle Eastern countries, water-pipe tobacco smoking, commonly known as water-pipe smoking (WPS), is increasingly popular in Western cultures. The primary objective ...