Fever 101—what’s really going on?
If you or one of your children was not feeling well and began to run a fever, what would you do? If you’re like 96% of the people in our country, you’d probably rush off to the drug store to get some acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), take the proper dose and watch closely until the fever came down. Unfortunately, lowering a fever with drugs is probably the worst possible thing you can do! Because contrary to popular belief, a fever is not the demon people
