The U.S. State Department issued a warning to travelers to be “alert to the potential risk of methanol poisoning.” ...

The U.S., Australia and U.K. have issued warnings for travelers in Vang Vieng after several tourists died in a suspected ...

The deaths of five tourists after apparently drinking tainted drinks highlight the wider issue of bootleg alcohol.

The NHS warns that as little as 4ml of methanol can cause hallucinations and blindness. Half an hour to two hours after ...

The owner and manager of the Nana Backpacker Hostel in Vang Vieng were among a “number of people” being questioned by police ...

On Thursday (Nov 21), it was reported that a 28-year-old British woman died after consuming drinks laced with methanol, a toxic alcohol. Earlier in the week, media reports said two Danish women ...

Unlike ethanol, the type of alcohol found in beverages, methanol is highly poisonous even in small quantities. Its ingestion ...

Toxicity from methanol is related to the dose you get and how your body handles it. As with alcohol, the less you weigh, the more you can be affected by a given amount. Dr Knut Erik Hovda from ...

It is believed the women drank alcohol tainted with methanol, though the source of the drinks is unclear. Methanol can make people feel inebriated and has been used in the manufacture of ...

Methanol, or CH3OH, is very similar to ethanol - the pure form of alcohol in alcoholic drinks. While like ethanol, it is an odourless, tasteless, and highly flammable liquid, it has a different ...

Homemade alcohol, popular in southeast Asia, may accidentally contain too much methanol because of the distillation process. Or it may be used as a cheap substitute for ethanol – effectively a ...