Ethanol can be used to delay the effects of methanol, allowing more time for dialysis, but the process must be conducted by doctors.

Electromyogram (EMG) is a diagnostic procedure to evaluate the health and functioning of muscles and nerve cells that control them.

Guzman Rober, a 40-year-old American tourist on a recent visit to HCM City, began having an unremitting epileptic seizure at a hotel on Đề Thám Street in HCM City’s District 1 when a housekeeper luckily found him in time and called the reception desk for help.

Four persons have died, and one is in critical condition after drinking rice spirit in the central province of Quảng Nam.

During the week-long Tết holiday from February 14 to 20 traffic accidents claimed 168 lives across the country while 37,200 other people were injured, according to a report issued on Tuesday afternoon by the Ministry of Health.

The crackdown on counterfeit and smuggled wines and cigars has tightened as the Tết holiday approaches. However, it seems that the fight has not been effective, with many consumers still wary when shopping for goods at markets in Hà Nội.

As Tết (Lunar New Year) draws near, several Hà Nội citizens have been hospitalised with alcohol poisoning, which is often caused by home-made spirits.

The number of methanol poisoning cases from bad-quality methanol-laced alcohol keep increasing but there has yet any quality standard for the production of traditional alcohol products, causing difficulties to keep illegal or sub-standard wines under control, experts warned.

More than 6,500 people were admitted to hospitals in HCM City over the recent four-day holiday because of traffic accidents, physical fights, and food poisoning, among other reasons, according to the city’s Health Department.

The number of methanol poisoning cases has surged over the past three months compared with previous years, according to information presented at a workshop Monday in Ha Noi on the effect of alcohol abuse and the treatment of methanol poisoning.