KILLER booze is sweeping through Brit holiday hotspots – with the UK adding 11 more countries to its “warning list” as global ...

Highly sensitive Pd-doped SnO2 microsensor mounted on the sensor chip used for the detection of methanol. Reproduced with permission of lead author, Jan van den Broek. Credit: Nature Communications 10 ...

The Foreign Office list now includes India, Morocco and Nepal following a "global increase" in reported cases.

A 44-year-old man in the Southwest, seeking medical treatment after his vision suddenly deteriorated in late spring, admitted that he had been drinking hand sanitizer for a few days. Blood tests ...

Researchers have developed an inexpensive, handheld measuring device that can distinguish between methanol and potable alcohol. It offers a simple, quick method of detecting adulterated or ...

The Foreign Office is currently running a campaign on reducing risks and recognising symptoms of methanol poisoning ...

In 29 countries, methanol poisoning from tainted alcohol poses a deadly risk. Experts urge travellers to stay vigilant.

Eight countries have been added to a UK Foreign Office (FCDO) list warning Britons of a risk of methanol poisoning from tainted alcohol. Guidance has been added to the FCDO's travel pages for Ecuador, ...

Starting on a Wednesday morning in June, 225 people were admitted to four hospitals in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Their symptoms included vomiting, stomachache, headache, diarrhea, and ...

The list of destinations where the UK government advises travellers to take extra care - in addition to backpacker favourites Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.

Costa Rica issued a national alert about potentially tainted alcohol after 19 people were confirmed to have died over the past few weeks from methanol poisoning. The government said several alcohol ...