A 44-year-old South Korean man was found unconscious on a downtown Ho Chi Minh City street after overdosing on nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas.

More people are getting addicted to nitrous oxide, which can cause nerve damage, paralysis and even death. The U.S Food and ...

The FDA warns that nitrous oxide is being sold online and at retailers ranging from supermarkets to gas stations making it a potential danger to avoid no matter where you’re shopping.

“Of the anesthetic and inhalational agents administered intraoperatively, only nitrous oxide has a known association with methemoglobinemia; however, the possibility of a synergistic ...

The sweet, odorless gas technically called nitrous oxide has many names: laughing gas, galaxy gas, hippy crack, whippets, ...

A California dentist who administered anesthesia to a 9-year-old girl before she died faced previous disciplinary action, ...

When compressed gases, including nitrous oxide, expand, they can reach temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit.

A 9-year-old San Diego girl died hours after a dental surgery. The medical examiner ruled it accidental, saying the death was caused by a rare blood disorder.

The cause of death has been revealed for Silvanna Moreno, a 9-year-old girl who underwent anesthesia for a dental procedure: She suffered methemoglobinemia in the setting of recent nitrous oxide ...

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists said over the counter drugs, such as Ibuprofen, are not effective ...

Michigan had a five-fold increase in nitrous oxide-related poisonings and deaths in recent years, prompting a warning from local health officials. Pictured are Reddi Wip dairy whipped topping that ...

Nitrous oxide is a colorless, nonflammable gas that is used as an anesthetic, such as laughing gas, or to dispense whipped cream.