Moderate sedation is typically used during lower gastrointestinal endoscopy procedures. Deep sedation with propofol is becoming widespread but carries the risk of cardiorespiratory depression. Nitrous ...

A new study published in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics indicates nitrous oxide gas provides a comparable analgesia to IV sedation for patients undergoing colonoscopy. The study examined 623 ...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vasectomy Clinic of San Diego has introduced Nitrous Oxide sedation to its already minimally invasive No Needle No Scalpel Vasectomy technique. This is the first time ...

Ginny Miller, certified nurse midwife with Holyoke Medical Center's Midwifery Care, left, and Virginia Thomas, registered nurse, check out the nitrous oxide sedation machine at Holyoke Medical's ...

This review paper examines (using systematic methodology) the evidence for the use of inhalation sedation (IHS) instead of dental general anaesthesia (DGA) for dental treatment. It finds that this is ...

In up to a third of patients with major depression, standard medications that block receptors for the key neurotransmitters, serotonin and norepinephrine, are not effective. Beyond this, it may take ...

For some young people, a popular method for getting a quick high is by misusing laughing gas — and lately, that’s in the form of nitrous oxide from products sold by the company Galaxy Gas. Those ...