October 2008 – My Child
DTECTA Probiotics’s ‘Design a Bug’ Competition went down a storm. The winner received a year’s supply of our children’s probiotic & prebiotic, ProbioStart; as well as an art set, and a new handbag for mum! To see the full results, including the runners up, see Design a Bug.
ProbioStart is ideal for children and babies with constipation or food intolerances, and even problems such as eczema. Click here to read Customer Testimonials on ProbioStart. - ProbioStart is now known as OptiBac Probiotics For your child's health.
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September 2008 – Health & Fitness
Give your body an autumn boost – without glugging down sugary probiotic yoghurt drinks – Immunox by DTECTA Probiotics was recommended as an effective multi-strain probiotic and antioxidant combination.
September 2008 - Red Magazine
7th August 2008 – Real People
Real People wrote about young Harry Lester’s struggle against Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and how he overcame poor appetite, crippling pain and two separate stays in hospital by taking ProbioStart Probiotic & Prebiotic for kids. It has helped maintain Harry’s digestion, and his health has steadily improved since starting to take probiotics.
5th August 2008 – Wigan Evening Post
Mike Arnold, owner of the Greenhouse Natural Health Store in Longridge, Preston, regularly writes in the Wigan Evening Post about natural solutions. This week he a
dvised that DiarSafe can work as a natural remedy when drugs such as loperamide do not agree with customers suffering from diarrhoea.
August 2008 – Candis 
In the Health news section, Candis recommend Travla to stay healthy on holiday and to help maintain regular digestion and immunity. Read Clinical Trials on Travla
August 2008 – The People’s Friend
If you’re feeling sluggish, bloated or run down, People’s Friend say it’s important to boost immunity and prevent ill health from the inside-out with the right levels of friendly bacteria. Immunox is a one-a-day probiotic and antioxidant formulation to help keep you fighting fit.
August 2008 – Best 
Best recommends Travla probiotic to stay lying on the beach rather than in bed when travelling abroad this summer.
August 2008 – Essentials AntiBloat has been chosen by Essentials as a great source of both probiotics and prebiotics to help leave the stomach feeling comfortable and flat.
August 2008 – Now 
If you’re feeling run down this summer (from the eratic weather perhaps!), the Health Bytes section in Now magazine recommends Immunox to help prevent summer sniffles.
Read Customer Testimonials on Immunox
23rd July 2008 – Glasgow Evening Times 
Featuring the three best products to fight holiday health hazards, the Evening Times recommends Travla probiotic to de-bug holiday problems. It won’t be a gut-wrenching experience with Travla!
22nd July 2008 – The Daily Mail 
The Daily Mail reports research by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society that 80% of us have had at least one holiday ruined by illness. Writing about vacation illnesses, specifically stomach bugs, the article recommends Travla probiotic to be taken for a week before travel and then every day whilst abroad.
21st July 2008 – The Daily Telegraph 
Every week nutritional therapist Julia Fitzgerald offers tips for healthier living. This week she focussed on keeping healthy whilst abroad, avoiding ailments like traveller’s diarrhoea. Julia recommended Travla Probiotic to help support digestion whilst abroad.
6th July 2008 – Mail on Sunday 
Carole Caplin, in her easy-to-digest guide to probiotics, reported the benefits of taking probiotics for conditions such as bloating, constipation, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), diarrhoea and stomach cramps. She recommends that readers avoid sugary probiotic yoghurt drinks and choose DTECTA Probiotics.
For more information, check out Why OptiBac? or Which OptiBac?
July 2008 – Essentials
In this issue, Essentials magazine reported that DiarSafe Saccharomyces boulardii from DTECTA Probiotics can help against the hospital superbug Clostridium Difficile.
Clinical Trials on Saccharomyces boulardii
26th June 2008 – Full House Magazine
Full House explained the primordial role of the digestive system in maintaining immunity – two thirds of the body’s immune cells reside in the intestines! All the more reason to take Immunox Probiotic & Antioxidant to help maintain a strong immune system.
June 2008 - Candis Candis highlighted the benefit of taking probiotics for children with eczema – indicating that they can be taken by the mother during pregnancy to reduce the incidence of eczema and also by children directly to help maintain healthy skin if they do suffer with eczema. See ProbioStart.
For more information about probiotics and eczema, and other conditions, see Recent Research on Probiotics 2008
May 2008 – Health & Fitness 
Medical Herbalist, Anastasia Stephens presented her guide to a healthy digestive system including tips on how to combat common problems such as bloating, trapped wind and gas, indigestion & constipation. AntiBloat Probiotic & Prebiotic was recommended top of the list of probiotics!
13th & 14th April 2008 – Natural Products Trade Show, Olympia, London
The Natural Products Trade Show, Olympia, has become the pre-eminent show
for health food stores in the UK to find out about new products and breaking research – and this show stood up to and exceeded its potential! With a large attendance from around the UK & Ireland, the Natural Products Show gave retailers another opportunity to learn about ProbioStart, our latest addition to the range as well as to find out more about the leading probiotic range available – one which meets customers requirements – DTECTA Probiotics! For trade, this show is a must next year. We look forward to seeing you there!
April 2008 – Scottish Health News
In the final edition of Scottish Health News (before it re-launches as Healthy You!), it explores the relationship between probiotics and eczema. The strength of ProbioStart for treating eczema in children is that it gets to the source of the problem – instead of simply alleviating or masking the symptoms like other eczema products on the market.
25th March 2008 – Daily Mail
In an article entitled “10 of the Best Eczema Relievers”, the Daily Mail highlighted how recent research shows the tremendous benefits that probiotics can have on eczema. They recommend ProbioStart be taken by pregnant women & breastfeeding mothers to reduce the risk of childhood eczema, and be taken by children 6 months+ to reduce eczema
2nd & 3rd March 2008 – Natural Trade Show, Brighton
There seemed no better day than Mother’s Day to launch ProbioStart Probiotic & Prebiotic to health food stores & CAM Practitioners.
What perfect timing to raise the awareness of this probiotic that can be taken by pregnant women, nursing mothers, infants & children to benefit the child’s normal digestion, maintain strong immunity and balanced energy levels! It was another great opportunity to meet the retailers and practitioners that drive awareness of health issues to the public and encourage more and more people to use natural products – thanks for coming to our stand.
February 2008 – That’s Life 
In the ‘Your Health’ section, That’s Life magazine told the story of Jackie Bilham who contracted the hospital superbug Clostridium Difficile Disease . She began taking DiarSafe Saccharomyces boulardii Probiotic alongside the antibiotics she had been prescribed and found they were very beneficial for her.
