Governments want to regulate nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, a party drug used by young adults in the United States and ...

A way to detect laughing gas on people’s breath for at least an hour after use could be developed into a breathalyser-like test. As recreational use of laughing gas, or nitrous oxide, has increased in ...

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 ...

It's no laughing matter: Kids and teens across America are increasingly inhaling nitrous oxide, better known as "laughing gas," to get high. Too often, this ends in tragedy. U.S. deaths linked to ...

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 ...

Giving birth is no laughing matter, but the gas seems to help. — -- A Minneapolis mom who wanted a natural birth was more than 13 hours into labor when she felt she wasn't going to make it ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials are tracking a rise in injuries tied to the misuse of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, including some brands that are sold in small canisters containing flavors like ...

Nina Warken, German Minister of Health, gives a press conference on the German Cabinet's draft for a planned ban on the sale of laughing gas and knockout drops. Kay Nietfeld/dpa Nitrous oxide, which ...

FILE - A sign for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is displayed outside their offices in Silver Spring, Md., Dec. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health ...

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 ...