Dr Catherine Conlon examines the risks of nitrous oxide use, as doctors warn it can cause life-changing nerve damage in young people.

A Redding doctor is sounding alarms to city officials and health workers about recreational misuse of an old drug that put seven people in the hospital this autumn — five with spinal cord degenerated.

SYDNEY, Australia -- A doctor and 10 midwives are being investigated after a co-worker accused them of holding laughing-gas parties in hospital delivery rooms, a newspaper reported Monday. The medical ...

Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, is widely used in the medical and food industries, most notably in whipped cream dispensers. But beyond its legal applications, the gas is increasingly ...

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is warning residents of a rise in emergency health incidents linked to the recreational use of nitrous oxide, better known ...

More people are getting addicted to nitrous oxide, which can cause nerve damage, paralysis and even death. The U.S Food and Drug Administration has put out a new warning about the danger of inhaling ...

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 ...

This legal drug brings a sense of euphoria, but medical professionals say it's dangerous and addictive ...

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