Medical Testing at Home

An excerpt from the Huffington Post -

Inexpensive Paper Strips Can Test For Malaria, Cancer At Home
They’re particularly useful for people who live in remote areas and struggle to get access to medical care.

PAM FROST GORDER/COURTESY OF THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
Abraham Badu-Tawiah, a chemist at The Ohio State University,
has invented an inexpensive, paper-based test for diseases including cancer and malaria.

Chemists at The Ohio State University are in the process of developing paper strips that can detect life-threatening diseases, including some cancers and malaria. Users can apply a drop of blood to the strip and then send it to a lab to be tested, according to a news release from the university.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/paper-strips-will-test-for-malaria-cancer-at-home_us_57743ec1e4b042fba1cf1260?section=