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"I thought he was dead when I picked him up," says Karen Whatley. She's talking about her youngest son, 9-year-old Parker. They were at a party Saturday when Parker was introduced to sucking helium ...

There are calls for warnings on helium canisters to be improved after a young mom died instantly after inhaling the commonly used gas at her child’s birthday. New Zealand woman, Faith Waterman ...

Helium is the second-most abundant element in the entire universe, and the gas has numerous everyday uses in human industry. However, most of us know helium for just two things: It makes party ...

A six-year-old Illinois boy died after inhaling helium from a large, “child-size” Mylar balloon just days after his birthday, according to officials. Gunner Hyatt likely suffocated and died after ...