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Alcohol poisoning deaths in Laos renew concerns about methanol. Here's what to know
The U.S., Australia and U.K. have issued warnings for travelers in Vang Vieng after several tourists died in a suspected ...
What Is Methanol Poisoning? U.S. Man Among Six Dead In Southeast Asia
Six foreign tourists have died of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos, Southeast Asia. What is the substance and how does it ...
American among 5 tourists dead amid concerns over alcohol tainted with methanol in Laos
An American is among at least five tourists who have died after visiting a town in Laos where concerns have arisen about ...
What is methanol, what are the symptoms of methanol poisoning and how does it end up in alcohol?
The NHS warns that as little as 4ml of methanol can cause hallucinations and blindness. Half an hour to two hours after ...
What Is Methanol Poisoning? Scientists Explain As More People Die
Bianca Jones, 19, from Australia, was confirmed to have died on Thursday by her family, hours after U.S. officials announced the death of an American man, and days after Danish authorities confirmed ...
American tourist among those killed in mass alcohol poisoning in Laos
An American man was among at least six tourists who were killed in a mass alcohol poisoning case in a popular tourist town in ...
New York Post1d
Laos hostel owner detained in methanol-tainted alcohol poisonings that killed six tourists
“Drink spiking and methanol poisoning are far too common in many parts of the world ... adding that police advised every ...
Woman ‘went blind’ after drinking shots at ‘methanol poisoning hostel’
A British backpacker who was given ‘free vodka’ at the Laos hostel at the centre of a suspected mass methanol poisoning told how she had a lucky escape. The tourist, who wished to remain anonymous, ...
The Mirror2d
Laos methanol poisoning: Exactly what happens to the body when poisoned and how it can kill you
Methanol poisoning is treated by stopping the alcohol dehydrogenase enzyme from creating toxic by-products. "This can be accomplished by either using a drug to inhibit the enzyme directly or by ...
Laos government ‘profoundly saddened’ by deaths of tourists in Vang Vieng
The Lao government has said it is “profoundly saddened” by the deaths of foreign tourists in Vang Vieng and has promised justice, as tributes were paid to victims of a suspected mass methanol ...