Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nitrous oxide - better known as laughing gas - can lead to nerve damage and a vitamin B12 deficiency when regularly consumed.

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, ...

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 ...

(The Conversation) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning Americans about the ever-increasing and potentially deadly recreational use of nitrous oxide products, particularly among young ...

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, ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning Americans about the ever-increasing and potentially deadly recreational use of nitrous oxide products, particularly among young people. Marketed with ...

A Redding doctor is warning officials about the recreational misuse of nitrous oxide after seven people were hospitalized. Inhaling nitrous oxide can deplete vitamin B12, leading to severe health ...

A new meta-analysis finds that “laughing gas” can lift depressive symptoms within hours, highlighting a fast-acting antidepressant approach that may work best when carefully repeated rather than given ...