Six foreign tourists have died of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos, Southeast Asia. What is the substance and how does it ...
The Laotian government on Saturday officially acknowledged the mass poisoning that has killed at least six tourists, pledging ...
An American is among at least five tourists who have died after visiting a town in Laos where concerns have arisen about ...
Unlike ethanol, the type of alcohol found in beverages, methanol is highly poisonous even in small quantities. Its ingestion ...
The NHS warns that as little as 4ml of methanol can cause hallucinations and blindness. Half an hour to two hours after ...
A little town known as a backpacker paradise in northern Laos has come under spotlight for a mass poisoning case that has ...
“Drink spiking and methanol poisoning are far too common in many parts of the world ... adding that police advised every ...
This is every parent’s very worst fear and a nightmare that no one should have to endure,” Australian Prime Minister Anthony ...
A second Australian woman hospitalised after drinking contaminated alcohol in a popular tourist town in Laos has died, the ...