The government must do more to heighten awareness of the risk of methanol poisoning while abroad: that is the message from family and friends of British victims who unwittingly consumed drinks ...

Six tourists who were staying at a youth hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos, died of methanol poisoning in November 2024. The methanol was believed to be in contaminated drinks. Methanol – a colourless, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about health and U.K. health policy. Six foreign tourists, including an unnamed U.S. man, have died of suspected methanol ...

Exclusive: The families of two Australian teenagers killed by methanol poisoning in Laos have demanded the backpackers where they died remain closed until court cases are finalised.

BANGKOK — Two Australian teenagers and a British woman died from suspected methanol poisoning after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos. An American man and two Danes also died, though their exact causes ...

Background: Mass poisonings with methanol are rare but occur regularly both in developed and in developing countries. Data from the poisoning episodes are often published, but follow-up-data is scarce ...

SAO PAULO — Friday night was anything but typical at a bar near Paulista Avenue, one of Sao Paulo’s busiest areas and a popular destination for tourists. Nearly every table was ordering beer, wine or ...