Metro Vancouver is warning the public about the dangers of not properly disposing of nitrous oxide canisters. The items, such as laughing gas or whippets, are ending up in the garbage and officials ...

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Nitrous oxide may offer quick, short-term relief for people with major depression, especially those who haven’t responded to standard medications. The meta-analysis found rapid improvements after a ...

Laughing gas, the same substance dentists use to calm nervous patients, might offer a surprisingly fast way to ease severe depression. While typical antidepressants can take weeks to start working, ...

Patients with major depressive disorder, including those who have not responded to first-line antidepressants, may benefit from short-term nitrous oxide treatment, a major meta-analysis led by the ...

ATLANTA — A report of fumes caused a Hazmat response at a building near the Georgia Tech campus. It happened around 5:15 p.m. along Technology Parkway. Firefighters said nitrous oxide was leaked from ...

Spanish police said Friday they have busted an international ring suspected of smuggling nitrous oxide, commonly known as "laughing gas," and contraband tobacco. Officers confiscated 5,184 liters of ...

Nitrous oxide has long been used in dentist offices. Researchers found nitrous oxide-related fatalities in the U.S. spiked 578% in 14 years. The FDA issued an advisory in March regarding teens abusing ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mobile mother is sharing a warning after her son was hospitalized in critical condition from what she says was long-term nitrous oxide abuse. Mobile County sheriff’s wife ...

Nitrous oxide (N₂O) is used in medicine for analgesia and anesthesia. It is also used as a propellant for whipped cream canisters. Legally available in many jurisdictions with few restrictions, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Mothers delivering at Mercy Hospital Springfield now have a new option for managing pain during labor: nitrous oxide. Mercy recently began offering the new pain management method in ...