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During Prohibition, the U.S. government added toxins to industrial alcohol, knowing it could kill. The result? A chemical war ...
Following the death of her friend, Bethany Clarke says the dangers of methanol poisoning should be on the school curriculum ...
Six travelers have died from suspected methanol poisoning after visiting the tourist town of Vang Vieng, Laos, this month. The travelers — two from Australia, two from Denmark, one from United ...
The Costa Rica Ministry of Health has issued a national alert after 19 people died from consuming alcohol tainted with toxic levels of methanol. In a press release, officials said that since June ...
Bad booze, in far-flung places, has been making headlines recently. In December, Australian officials issued warnings for travellers to be alert for potential methanol poisoning after seven ...
"Tainted" alcohol in Mexico allegedly killed a 20-year-old tourist - and it's more common than you think. Authorities in Mexico have seized 10,000 gallons of potentially tainted alcohol from a ...
VANG VIENG, Laos — A second Australian teenager who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died in a hospital in Bangkok, her family said Friday, bringing the death toll ...
Two Australian tourists are being treated in Thailand for suspected severe alcohol poisoning after consuming tainted drinks in neighboring Laos, Australian media reported Tuesday.
What’s one to do with all that resin-tainted alcohol left over from curing prints? How about sending it through this homebrew filtering apparatus to make it ready for reuse? [Involute] likens ...
The Australian government has unveiled a new campaign to raise awareness about the risks of drinking tainted alcohol overseas. It comes after the deaths of two Melbourne teenagers, Holly Bowles ...
Staff detected tainted vials and removed them from the lineup for use, the ministry said. The health ministry said there have not been any reports that a tainted jab was administered to someone or ...
VANG VIENG, Laos--A second Australian teenager who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died in a hospital in Bangkok, her family said Friday, bringing the death toll in ...