Bangkok  - Thailand's Health Ministry has warned people suffering from asthma and allergies to avoid eating fried insects, a popular street-stall snack in Bangkok and other cities, media reports said Sunday.

A recent study conducted by the ministry found that the fried silk worms, grasshoppers and other six-legged delicacies often contain excessively high levels of histamine that can trigger allergic reactions or asthma attacks, The Nation newspaper reported.

London, Mar 21 : Kids conceived through IVF treatments are at an increased risk of birth defects, warns a fertility watchdog.

A new US study has revealed that test-tube babies could be 30pct more likely to suffer from certain health problems and genetic flaws.

They scientists have found that IVF babies suffered higher rates of heart valve defect, cleft lip and palate, and digestive system abnormalities.

London, Mar 21 : An international team of researchers has found a new drug that can prove to be an effective treatment option for thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), a chronic blood disorder.

Thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is an autoimmune disease that dramatically reduces the number of platelets in their blood - causing bruises, nosebleeds and, rarely, life-threatening brain hemorrhages.

The study suggests that drug Promactar (eltrombopag) is safe and effective in treating the blood disorder.

Washington, Mar 21: Green tea’s health benefits, such as fighting bacteria, viruses and cancer, may decrease following long storage of commercial tea brands, say researchers.

The healthy tea’s leaves produce antioxidant organic compounds called catechins that reportedly have beneficial health effects. But consumers need to be aware of possible adverse consequences of their long-term storage, say researchers Mendel Friedman and Carol Levin in an article in the Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists.

Washington, Mar 21 : Move over regular juicy grapes, for ''Delicious'', a new muscadine grape cultivar, has arrived.

University of Florida researchers have introduced the new fruit, which ripens early, produces high yields, and is disease-resistant. The black fruit features exceptional taste and texture with an edible skin, making it well suited for fresh fruit consumption and the potential for wine production.

The name ''Delicious'' was selected based on the comments of vineyard visitors who sampled the fruit.

Washington, March 21: While many believe food-related allergies to be responsible for a rise in the incidence of eczema in children, health experts are urging parents to be cautious about eliminating important foods like milk from their babies’ or kids’ diets.

The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) stresses that elimination diets probably help only when a child has a proven food sensitivity or allergy.