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Dr James Bond was apparently on the right track with his quaff of choice:

"Australian doctors said they plugged a poisoned Italian tourist into a vodka drip after running out of the medicinal alcohol they would normally have used to save his life."

Turns out, the young man had swigged a quantity of anti-freeze (I'm guessing there was a wager involved), and was in danger of losing his life. The hospital, having gone through its supply of "pharmaceutical-grade alcohol" (was that with or without a twist?), was forced to rely on the old martini standby.

I just love the headline on this story of alternative medicine:

UPDATE: Bob wants to know if it was Grey Goose or Valu-Rite. Unfortunately, the "professional reporter" failed to disclose this vital information. It's important because the former may be considered "brand name" while the latter would be "generic."