Cooked rice, baked potatoes, and pre-cut fruits and vegetables can become contaminated with bacteria that cause food poisoning if stored at room temperature for more than two hours.
I frequently experience sore throats and find relief by gargling with physiological saline. How many times a day is it advisable to gargle? (Lam Nguyen, 25, Lam Dong)
HPV, hepatitis B and C viruses, Epstein-Barr (EBV), and Helicobacter pylori bacteria cause approximately 2,3 million new cancer cases, equivalent to nearly one-eighth of global cases in 2024.
Baby Long, 7 days old, presented with a 39-degree Celsius fever, pneumonia, respiratory failure, and tested positive for legionella pneumophila, a bacteria commonly found in water sources.
leaving food at room temperature until completely cold before refrigerating inadvertently turns family meals into a breeding ground for bacteria, according to warnings from US food safety experts.
Experts advise people to stop using dish sponges for washing dishes and eating utensils, as this item accumulates billions of bacteria, directly threatening gut health.
Mr. Tam, 71, suffering from multiple heart conditions, had six infected tooth roots extracted by doctors due to bacterial infection sites that posed a risk of spreading bacteria into the bloodstream and causing heart valve inflammation.
