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

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

A fifth person, identified as a British woman, has died in connection with a mass alcohol poisoning incident at a tourist ...

The government of Laos has released its first statement in response to tourists becoming ill and dying from methanol ...

She believed this to be alcoholic. But what is methanol poisoning and what are the symptoms? Methanol, also known as methyl alcohol or wood alcohol, is a highly toxic, colourless, and volatile liquid.

Ian Musgrave has received funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council to study adverse reactions to herbal medicines and has previously been funded by the Australian Research ...

Methanol is being illegally added to alcohol in some countries with lax liquor laws. Methanol poisoning can pose serious health risks. The issue has come to a head as two Australian teenagers ...

The deaths remain under investigation although early reports suggest that methanol poisoning might have played a part. In 2022, a 38-year-old British woman, Kirsty McKie, died in Bali — two days ...

Here's how methanol poisoning occurs, and some steps you can take to protect yourself while travelling. It's an odourless, colourless and flammable liquid which is the simplest form of alcohol.

The deaths remain under investigation although early reports suggest that methanol poisoning might have played a part. The families of the Australian women have flown to Thailand to be by the ...

An Australian teenager has become the fourth person to die in a suspected mass drink-spiking case in Laos where British tourists have also suffered symptoms of methanol poisoning. Bianca Jones was ...