BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoA fever is your body heating to fight a disease, why do we lower it down with paracetamol?message-squaremessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1126arrow-down12
arrow-up1124arrow-down1message-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 · 2 months agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squareRevan343linkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months 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-up2·2 months 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-squareRevan343linkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months 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