The mother of a young backpacker that died of suspected methanol poisoning is campaigning for greater awareness of bootleg ...

These include ailments like nausea, vomiting, headache and blurred vision, to more serious issues, such as coma, seizures, permanent blindness. In some cases, methanol exposure can permanently ...

Methanol is a type of alcohol ... It can, within 72 hours, cause blindness, kidney failure, liver damage, and even death. This tragedy is the "latest of several mass poisonings", said The Times.

Even ingesting a small amount of methanol attacks the nervous system, especially the optic nerve, causing blindness. By 1927, total deaths from adulterated liquor reached approximately 50,000 ...

The Foreign Office is warning travellers to look out for some key symptoms that could prove fatal. According to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), these concerning signs can take ...

They were staying at the Nana Backpacker Hostel, which offered free shots of spirits thought to be tainted with methanol. The substance causes “coma, convulsions, blindness, nervous system ...

Mixed with alcohol, methanol can cause serious damage to the nervous system, blurred vision, blindness and intolerance to light, increased respiratory rate, muscle weakness, coma, and even death.

One tourist has died and five others were hospitalized after consuming fruit wine suspected to be contaminated with methanol.

“Methanol poisoning can cause blurry vision, trouble looking at bright lights, and even blindness. Stay aware. Stay safe." Data from the Methanol Poisoning Initiative reveals that between ...