A team of researchers is developed a test strip that can detect a toxin found in many species of deadly mushrooms. Before the experts were rushing to find treatments and testing for the coronavirus, ...

There have been no changes to the U.S. government's Medicare coverage for diabetics. Diabetics need to stay constantly aware of the levels of glucose in their blood, and they typically do so by ...

Whether you're actively trying to conceive or suspect you might be pregnant, a pregnancy test strip can be a readily available tool to help you find out. These are the most common type. They typically ...

The government’s top addiction scientists and key public health officials are calling for more research into fentanyl test strips. Amid a devastating overdose epidemic, the U.S. must ensure that test ...

PHOENIX - Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed a bill in 2021 legalizing test strips that can detect fentanyl in drugs as the state has a front-row seat to the opioid crisis and the wave of fentanyl ...

Nothing can put a dampener on a summer holiday like a coliform bacteria outbreak. But even worse than being told to keep out of the water in the event of an outbreak is not being told to keep out of ...

Uncertainty and fear about coronavirus’ spread and the course of the illness is causing shockwaves in our daily lives. A simple paper test could provide answers to basic questions and shape a sensible ...

Fentanyl, which is 50 times as potent as heroin, laces many batches of heroin and cocaine, and it is now involved in at least half of all opioid overdose deaths. More than 70,000 people died of drug ...

A controversial tool has emerged in the fight against opioid overdose deaths. It’s a strip that allows people who use street drugs such as cocaine and heroin to test whether their drugs are laced with ...

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A NaloxBox stocked with overdose-reversing naloxone and fentanyl test strips mounted on the wall outside the Franklin branch of the Johnson County Public Library. The box was installed in 2022 with ...

INDIANAPOLIS — On Monday, Jan. 14, 2025, an Indiana House committee amended and advanced a bill that would make it clear that test strips are legal in Indiana. The committee voted unanimously to send ...