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Fever Phobia- Just a few supportive studies on why we should support fever rather than suppress it.

Ital J Pediatr. 2012 Sep 5;38:40. doi: 10.1186/1824-7288-38-40. Knowledge, attitudes and misconceptions of primary care physicians regarding fever in children: a cross sectional study. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22950655 === World J Clin Pediatr. 2012 Dec 8;1(4):29-33. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v1.i4.29. eCollection 2012. Fever management: Evidence vs current practice -- "..The practice of alternating antipyretics has become widespread at home and on paediatric wards without supporting scientific evidence. There is still a significant contrast between the current concept and practice, and the scientific evidence..." http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25254165 === Acetaminophen decreases intracellular glutathione levels and modulates cytokine production in human alveolar macrophages and type II pneumocytes in vitro. Dimova S, et al. Int J Biochem Cell Biol. 2005. Authors Dimova S 1 ,  Hoet PH ,  Dinsdale D ,  Nemery B . Author information