Driver was so drunk he broke police breathalyser during roadside test

Driver is so drunk he BREAKS police breathalyser during roadside test before blowing ‘one of highest readings ever in Northern Ireland’ – as officers brand him a ‘wannabe killer’ Police in Northern Ireland pulled over a driver in Tobermore, Londonderry Man attempted to use a roadside breathalyser but the device wouldn’t register He was taken to a … Read more

New breathalyser test may allow doctors to diagnose respiratory conditions in minutes

A breathalyser may give doctors a new way to diagnose a range of respiratory conditions in as little as two minutes. Lung disease is one of the major causes of illness and death in the UK, with one in five people having a respiratory disease.  These include asthma, lung cancer, pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease … Read more

Coronavirus: Israeli experts working on BREATHALYSER test

How a BREATHALYZER could tell if you have coronavirus: Israeli experts plan to make a breath test that diagnoses in ‘less than a minute after finding Covid patients exhale unique chemicals’ Israeli researchers have reportedly identified Covid-19 biomarkers in breath But UK doctors are streets ahead and are already testing a breathalyser Number 10 is … Read more

Former England striker Francis Jeffers gets 17-month road ban for refusing to take breathalyser

Former England striker Francis Jeffers gets 17-month road ban for refusing to take breathalyser when police caught him driving erratically in his Ford Fiesta Francis Jeffers was pulled over by police for driving erratically in his Ford Fiesta Told Liverpool police he’d drank ‘just two bottles of lager’ and refused breath test Former Everton striker charged with … Read more

NHS doctors trialling breathalyser test for coronavirus

DNANudge One of the new test kits, made by London-based DNANudge, will be launched next month. It analyses DNA in nose swabs but saves time as the results do not need to be sent to a laboratory The DnaNudge test does not require any medical expertise and can detect the virus from just a nostril … Read more