A systematic review and meta-analysis in eBioMedicine shows that nitrous oxide can rapidly reduce depressive symptoms within hours, particularly at higher doses, but effects are short-lived after ...

Doctors at Tallaght University Hospital diagnosed 18 young people with a neurological disorder caused by inhaling nitrous oxide or “laughing gas” during a recent 20-month period, a new report shows.

Nitrous oxide “whippets,” canisters of laughing gas inhaled to get high, can be legally purchased in Nevada. Nevada is one of 32 states that makes recreational use of inhalants a misdemeanor, but does ...

The possession of nitrous oxide – also known as laughing gas – with the intent of getting high is now illegal. In an attempt to crackdown on anti-social behaviour, laughing gas has now been made a ...

Learn its meaning, properties, uses, and fun facts in this simple and student-friendly science article. Perfect for school ...

The Metro Vancouver Regional District wants people to safely dispose of the canisters, which were recently flagged for recall ...

Revenue and Customs officials have told Prime Time that nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, is being brought into Ireland at ...

Nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, is self-administered and can reduce anxiety and pain during childbirth Many women are turning to a new option for pain relief while in labor. As an ...

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 ...

Hundreds of boxes of nitrous oxide cannisters valued at about £30,000 have been seized from an industrial premises. Police ...