The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has poured in more than P1 million to fund the development of field-test kits for detection of methanol contamination in coconut wine, known locally as lambanog. Dr. Hosea Matel (right) of CvSu and Science Research Specialist Jon Uriel Layos of (left)...
And so accessible, too! Regular testing to check if COVID-19 has infected any of our loved ones is a must, and we know all too well how important it is to do this on a constant basis. Watsons now sells FDA-certified COVID-19 antigen test kits with price points ranging from P399 to P500, and is...
The World Health Organization (WHO) donated on Tuesday, Oct 12, a total of 1,500 Abbott Panbio coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) Ag Rapid Antigen Test Kits to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology-National Capital Region (BJMP-NCR). Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe, WHO Representative to the...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced Friday, Oct. 8, the development of test kits for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Central Luzon. (Photo from Freepik.com/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the project was funded by DOST-III...
FDA The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test kits that were procured last year were not nearly expired. FDA Director-General Rolando Enrique Domingo said that the COVID-19 RT-PCR test kits have a six months shelf life. "Nung panahon na iyon, lahat po...
With pregnancy rates going higher this pandemic, parents and soon-to-be parents are stocking up on pregnancy test kits. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning on two unregistered pregnancy kits: Fertility series HCG colloidal gold rapid screen test easy pregnancy test and Sweet...
Under the Food and Drug Administration Advisory number 2021-0104, FDA issued a memo last January 21 that there is no FDA certified Covid-19 test kits for self administration. photo from freepik.com The memo reminds "all healthcare professionals and the general public are advised not to purchase and...
