Meanwhile Russkies face a bioterrorist ordeal of their own --basement-made vodka (much worse than anthrax!!)
Friday November 2 8:52 AM ET
Bad Alcohol Has Killed 27,000 Russians
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's top public health official said Friday that 27,000 people in Russia have died so far this year as a result of alcohol poisoning.
``That's a whole village full of people, mostly men,'' said Gennady Onishchenko, Russia's first deputy health minister.
Onishchenko has warned repeatedly that excessive drinking is on the rise in Russia, and the problem is exacerbated by the poor quality of the much of the alcohol consumed. Home-distilled vodka and other spirits remain popular in Russia, and may contain harmful impurities.
In addition to the many cases of alcohol poisoning, the country's severe drinking problem is blamed for high rates of heart disease, road and workplace accidents and drownings.
dailynews.yahoo.com
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