by rdbiomed | Sep 3, 2018 | Company News
We will soon be heading to the world’s largest meeting of respiratory professionals to demonstrate how Peptest can be used in patients with chronic pharyngitis and non-allergic rhinitis (NAR). The 28th European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress, which...
by rdbiomed | Aug 19, 2018 | LPR, pepsin
Q) Are there any developments in the pipeline for finding a way to naturally neutralise refluxed pepsin or even keep it bound into the stomach? The trouble with reflux is you cannot know when you are refluxing most times, so I wonder if there are windows of time where...
by rdbiomed | Jul 25, 2018 | Company News
We’re delighted to announce the publication of a new book on how reflux can be connected to respiratory disease that is co-edited by Professor Peter Dettmar and Professor Alyn H. Morice. The book, entitled Reflux Aspiration and Lung Disease, is now available online at...
by rdbiomed | Jul 17, 2018 | reflux
‘Cash survived the drink and drugs …but heartburn finished him off’ – a recent headline from the Daily Express newspaper on legendary country music star Johnny Cash. The newspaper’s article featured claims from a TV documentary series called “Autopsy: The Last...
by rdbiomed | Jul 4, 2018 | reflux treatments
Combining heartburn drugs and aspirin could help prevent oesophageal cancer in people with Barrett’s oesophagus, researchers have claimed. Oesophageal cancer is the 13th most common cancer in the UK, accounting for three per cent of all new cancer cases. There are...
by rdbiomed | Jun 27, 2018 | pepsin, reflux
Research is underway to develop new therapies for airway reflux that specifically target pepsin. Pepsin has been identified as a biomarker of gastric reflux into the oesophagus, airways and lungs, and had been detected in saliva, sputum and secretions from the...
by rdbiomed | Jun 19, 2018 | LPR, reflux treatments
Q I used Peptest a few months ago which showed very high levels of pepsin. I have since had Nissen fundoplication surgery and have no more reflux, but I still have terrible airway problems? Could I take Peptest again to check for pepsin in my airways? Professor Peter...
by rdbiomed | Jun 19, 2018 | Company News
The Peptest team is delighted to see our industry colleague Dr Gabriel Hendow recognised in the Times Alternative Rich List 2018 and in the recent UK Health Hero Awards. Dr Gabriel Hendow, a GP and ENT specialist, has used Peptest to help patients who suffer from...
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