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The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a new set of guidelines urging parents to avoid excessive use of fever-reducing medications when their child is running a temperature.
New Guidelines, Doctors Urge Calmer Response to Child Fevers 2011
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But the No. 1 reason to use fever-reducing medicine is to make a sick child feel more comfortable, the authors said.
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The Food and Drug Administration meets next week to consider changes to children's over-the-counter formulas containing acetaminophen, the most common pain reliever and fever-reducing ingredient.
Children's Tylenol And Other Kids' Pain Relievers May See Stricter Dosage Rules The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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When little Kaitlyn had a 38-degree Celsius (101-degree F.) fever, her mother Jill Cox gave her a fever-reducing medication to get her body temperature back to normal - 37 (98.6 degrees F.)
New Guidelines, Doctors Urge Calmer Response to Child Fevers 2011
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Parents tend to overtreat fevers, even waking up sleeping kids to give them fever-reducing medicine, Farrar said.
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Drinking fluids and being immersed in cool water can help; fever-reducing drugs don't.
Sweating Out a Fever Melinda Beck 2011
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The Food and Drug Administration meets next week to consider changes to children's over-the-counter formulas containing acetaminophen, the most common pain reliever and fever-reducing ingredient.
Children's Tylenol And Other Kids' Pain Relievers May See Stricter Dosage Rules The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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If a fever-reducing medicine is warranted to make a sick child more comfortable, the report says there is no substantial difference between acetaminophen and ibuprofen in safety or effectiveness.
Sweating Out a Fever Melinda Beck 2011
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Sullivan stressed that when giving kids fever-reducing medicine, parents should be sure to use correct dosing devices, not kitchen teaspoons, which can vary widely in size and lead to overtreatment and undertreatment.
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Your fever should be gone without the use of a fever-reducing medicine.
The Doctor is In MD Travis L. Stork 2010
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