Peptest News & Industry Updates
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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10 reflux tips for Christmas
Too much food, alcohol & stress can trigger reflux symptoms, including heartburn, belching, bloating and nausea: here’s 10 tips for surviving Christmas.
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Peptest exhibited at Laryngology Study Day
Biohit Healthcare, the distributor for Peptest in the UK and Ireland, is exhibiting at a British Laryngological Association study day this month.
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Peptest presented at Czech Republic conference
RD Biomed and the Peptest team headed to the Czech Republic’s largest pulmonary disease conference in Pilsen in early November.
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Peptest video guide for medical professionals
Video production company Pixelwave Creative has helped us create a helpful step-by-step video guide for medical professionals using Peptest.
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Non-allergic rhinitis and reflux disease
Non-allergic rhinitis (NAR) is a condition that causes chronic sneezing, congestion, or runny nose – symptoms similar to gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. So is there a connection?
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