London, Mar 22 : Move over books, special diets and voodoo - couples who are trying for a baby should concentrate on having wild and uninhibited sex, or `gourmet sex'.

According to Dr Allan Pacey, a senior lecturer in andrology at Sheffield University, the better is the quality of lovemaking; the greater are the chances of conceiving

What one fertility expert calls "gourmet sex" - where both partners take time to ensure the other has a satisfying experience - gives a couple the best chance of producing a baby.

"Couples who are trying to have a baby often mention that the sex becomes a bit of a chore, a bit mechanical and routine. That''''s the wrong thing to be doing," The Guardian quoted Pacey, as saying.

London, March 22 : A researcher at Georgetown University Medical Center''s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center says that monoclonal antibodies can be used as potent immune weapons against cancer.

Louis Weiner, director of the cancer centre at GUMC, says that monoclonal antibody therapy of cancer can be improved to be much more powerful than it is today with modifications.

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.