CINCINNATI (WKRC) — Women's health providers at Christ Hospital are pioneering the use of nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, to alleviate anxiety during certain in-office procedures. This ...

Nitrous oxide used for sedating patients during dental appointments has a significant environmental impact, with wide ...

EXCLUSIVE: A study found waste may be having a significant environmental impact.

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, used to calm anxious dental patients, is contributing significantly to greenhouse gas emissions in the UK, with major differences in how it is used and wasted between services, ...

Recreational use of nitrous oxide — often referred to as whippets or laughing gas — left a 23-year-old with frostbite in his mouth and throat, according to a report of the man’s case published ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nitrous oxide is often inhaled with a balloon. Matt Cardy/Getty Images News The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning ...

VISTA, Calif. — A nine-year-old girl died in March from "methemoglobinemia in the setting of recent nitrous oxide administration" following dental surgery in Vista, the Medical Examiner's Office ...

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 ...