Two Australian teenagers are severely ill in hospital in Thailand after experiencing suspected methanol poisoning while they were traveling in Laos. The pair are reportedly among several foreign ...

The toxic chemical is a form of alcohol that is used industrially as a solvent, pesticide or an alternative source of fuel. It is not used in the production of alcohol sold for human consumption.

Eight countries have been added to a UK Foreign Office list warning of the risks of methanol poisoning from counterfeit or ...

From Laos last month there came the terrible news of a suspected mass methanol poisoning incident in which some six foreign nationals died, with more still in hospital, raising questions about how ...

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 ...

BANGKOK (AP) — 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 ...

B ritish luxury car maker Rolls-Royce has successfully tested the world’s first high-speed marine engine running purely on methanol to transform ship propulsion and cut carbon emissions across the ...

A survivor of a mass methanol poisoning in Laos says an influencer campaign designed to warn young travellers about the ...

A string of deaths in Laos tied to tainted alcohol has raised alarm around the world and renewed concerns about methanol in alcoholic drinks. Last week, six tourists died in Laos from a suspected ...

According to Doctors Without Borders, ethanol is the most commonly used antidote to block the metabolisation of methanol. A person's liver will process the ethanol first, delaying the onset of ...