BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 month agoA fever is your body heating to fight a disease, why do we lower it down with paracetamol?message-squaremessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1120
arrow-up1120message-squareA fever is your body heating to fight a disease, why do we lower it down with paracetamol?BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 month agomessage-square29fedilink
minus-squareRevan343@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoWikipedia says it’s the opposite, with paracetamol being less well studied for antipyretic effects, but what studies there are showing little effectiveness
minus-squareunwarlikeExtortion@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoOh. Thanks, then I had it the wrong way. I still remeber it from school and going to the doctor as a kid. Must’ve swapped them.
minus-squareRevan343@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoThe scientific consensus may also have just changed since then, I’m not sure how recent most of the studies are
Wikipedia says it’s the opposite, with paracetamol being less well studied for antipyretic effects, but what studies there are showing little effectiveness
Oh. Thanks, then I had it the wrong way. I still remeber it from school and going to the doctor as a kid. Must’ve swapped them.
The scientific consensus may also have just changed since then, I’m not sure how recent most of the studies are