Peptest News & Industry Updates
Extraoesophageal reflux research highlights Peptest
Peptest can be used to diagnose Extraoesophageal reflux (EER) – especially in children with chronic otitis media with effusion (OME) – research highlights.
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Myofascial massage and treatment of reflux
Patients with gastroesophageal reflux saw their symptoms improve and the doses of medication that they needed reduced following massage to their diaphragm.
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TIF – incisionless treatment for reflux
The Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF) procedure is an endoscopic treatment for people with refractory gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.
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Peptest in new book on foregut diseases
Peptest has been cited in a new book that focusses on the diagnosis and management of specific benign diseases of the foregut, including reflux disease.
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Heartburn drugs linked to deadly health issues
New research has linked proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) with fatal cases of cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease and upper gastrointestinal cancer.
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Peptest demonstrated in tour of South Asia
From Hull to Hanoi – Andrew Woodcock (Woody), RD Biomed’s leading technical expert in Peptest, has completed a successful tour of South Asia presenting the latest information on our non-invasive device for diagnosing reflux.
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Laryngopharyngeal reflux and sleep problems
Q What is the relationship between laryngopharyngeal reflux and sleep? Can LPR cause sleep disturbances and fatigue the next day? Professor Peter Dettmar says: “There is a lot of evidence and published literature on the relationship between gastro-oesophageal reflux...
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Taking reflux symptoms questionnaires
Traditional non-invasive tests for diagnosing reflux have included questionnaires. They are convenient and useful for building up a picture of a patient’s symptoms and whether any treatment is having an effect or not.
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Is it heartburn or indigestion?
Heartburn or indigestion? People with gastrointestinal complaints struggle to get a diagnosis or treatment because many conditions share similar symptoms.
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Reflux disease linked to epilepsy deaths: study
A new study by researchers at Purdue University in Indiana suggests that reflux plays a role in sudden unexplained death during an epileptic seizure.
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Introducing our new-look reflux home-testing kit
RD Biomed is delighted to introduce the new Peptest packaging and instructions designed to enrich our customer’s experience and make reflux home testing easier than ever.
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Peptest – a ‘very specific’ reflux diagnostic tool
Peptest has been described as a ‘simple, inexpensive, non-invasive’ and ‘very specific’ diagnosis tool for laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR), according to a new research study in Spain.
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