| Subject: | FDA Expands Access to Simplified Lead Screening Test |
| Category: | Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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| Published: | Wed, 27 Sep 2006 - 12:00 am |
| The FDA has expanded the availability of the first simple and portable lead test system to more than 115,000 certified point-of-care locations nationwide, including healthcare clinics, mobile health units and schools. This will allow children and adults to be tested and treated for lead poisoning much easier and faster.
The test, called the LeadCare II Blood Lead Test System and made by ESA Biosciences of Chelmsford, Mass., is used to screen children and adults for harmful levels of lead... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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