A sedative long used by physicians and dentists, nitrous oxide - popularly known as "laughing gas," is being increasingly consumed as a party drug. Among its common effects are a feeling of relaxation ...

Photo of a young man with a laughing gas mask The FDA warns that misuse of nitrous oxide is causing serious injuries Flavored nitrous products are being sold in colorful packaging at gas stations and ...

Nitrous oxide could give women an intermediate option short of an epidural. April 27, 2011— -- Rapid contractions left Anna Jaeger desperate for something more than the distraction of the jacuzzi ...

It’s not the first time the man has been arrested while in possession of more than 100 canisters of nitrous oxide, Texas cops say. Getty Images/iStock photo A dentist was caught driving with more than ...

Smoke shops, head shops, corner stores and other businesses across the Dayton region sell legal nitrous oxide products that are marketed by the manufacturers as being for culinary use but are ...

Nitrous oxide has been used for nearly 200 years for anesthesia and pain relief. Dentists often administer "laughing gas" to people undergoing tooth extractions, root canals and other procedures, ...

Nitrous oxide-better known as "laughing gas"-can potentially transform treatment for tough-to-beat depression. This centuries-old anesthetic gas targeted specific brain cells in mice and quickly ...

Newly reported results of a small phase 2 clinical trial indicate the potential utility of using nitrous oxide treatments in patients with severe major depression that has not responded to other forms ...