![Four ways to protect yourself from more common parasites Four ways to protect yourself from more common parasites](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-08/41693299887_Liveworm.jpg)
Four ways to protect yourself from more common parasites
There are more common parasites which can infect your body and brain.
Fri Sep 15 2023
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Insect consumption is forecast to boom, but not for the reason you might think...
From crickets and worms to cockroaches and locusts, insects have long been hailed as one of the foods of the future.
Sat Oct 15 2022
![Plastic gobbling enzymes in worm spit may help ease pollution Plastic gobbling enzymes in worm spit may help ease pollution](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-10/71665209017_WORM.jpg)
Plastic gobbling enzymes in worm spit may help ease pollution
Two substances in the saliva of wax worms readily break down a common type of plastic.
Mon Oct 10 2022
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Women force change at Indian iPhone plant, sick from bad food, crowded dorms
Crowded dorms without flush toilets and food sometimes crawling with worms were problems endured by the women for the paycheck.
Thu Dec 30 2021
![What a worm! Japan firm uses nematodes to sniff out cancer What a worm! Japan firm uses nematodes to sniff out cancer](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-11/41637217329_CANCER.jpg)
What a worm! Japan firm uses nematodes to sniff out cancer
A screening test using tiny worms to detect early signs of pancreatic cancer in urine has been developed by a Japanese biotech firm.
Thu Nov 18 2021
![Cafe, croissant, worms? EU agency says worms safe to eat Cafe, croissant, worms? EU agency says worms safe to eat](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-01/51610624274_worms.jpg)
Cafe, croissant, worms? EU agency says worms safe to eat
The vaunted Mediterranean diet and French gastronomy are getting some competition: The European Union's food safety agency says worms are safe to eat.
Thu Jan 14 2021
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Zika virus: M'sia to tighten health screening at border following new cases in s'pore
Health Deputy Minister Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya said so far, there were no reports of the mosquito-borne viral infection involving Malaysians.
Sat Jun 10 2017