Hookah smoker, 20, contracts TUBERCULOSIS from smoking trendy devices

Smoking trendy hookah waterpipes ‘could spread TUBERCULOSIS’ as 20-year-old regular user is struck down with the killer infection Unidentified patient, from Sweden, rushed to hospital after coughing up blood  Was a regular hookah smoker and used fruit-flavoured devices five times a week Medics believed he contracted vicious infection from sharing mouthpiece  A 20-year-old contracted tuberculosis […]

Vaping 'could be WORSE than smoking for lung disease', study finds

Vaping is just as likely as smoking to cause persistent lung infections ‘because e-cigarette vapour causes bacteria to become more harmful’ E-cigarette vapour containing nicotine caused harmful bacteria to form, grow  Researchers found it had similar effect on bugs as traditional cigarette smoke  Warn devices could be even more harmful as users take deeper, longer […]