When compressed gases, including nitrous oxide, expand, they can reach temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit.

Eliminating access to nitrous oxide from the wall outlets in locations outside the OR is another option, but this could result in new risks and concerns. First, anesthesiologists would have to use ...

The FDA warns that nitrous oxide is being sold online and at retailers ranging from supermarkets to gas stations making it a potential danger to avoid no matter where you’re shopping.

Inside the store, huge colorful tanks of nitrous oxide line the shelves. It comes in fruity flavors like aloe grape, banana cream and blueberry lemonade. The gas is as convenient to buy as a bag ...