The clinic had just begun offering nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, to patients to help manage pain during IUD placements and, given the alternative — to undergo the procedure sans anesthetics — she ...

A case of oral frostbite injury in a 23-year-old man published in the New England Journal of Medicine highlighted the dangers ...

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

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

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

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

Nitrous oxide (N20), long used as a surgical anesthetic, particularly in dentistry, has become a popular recreational drug — but dangerous when not used under supervision by a doctor or ...

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 death of a 9-year-old girl just hours after a March visit to a Vista dentist was an accident and caused by a rare medical condition after she was given nitrous oxide and other medications when ...

Nitrous oxide is used legally in many settings, as an anesthetic and analgesic in medical facilities and commercially in steel aerosol dispensers like whipped cream.

Michigan saw a 533% leap in nitrous oxide misuse and a 757% increase in related ER visits. Health officials warn of growing neurological and cardiovascular effects.