OPTIMISE YOUR HOME HEALTH
Mar 10, 2021
4 minutes
BY ALICE OGLETHORPE
DO YOU KNOW YOUR MEDS?
1 UH-OH. THE THERMOMETER SAYS YOU’RE IN FEVER TURF. BETTER REACH FOR:
A. Acetaminophen (Tylenol)
B. Ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin)
C. Nothing. The fever needs to run its course.
ANSWER: A
A fever’s job is to make your body inhospitable to the germs invading it, but you don’t need to let a temperature run rampant. Studies have shown that a fever reducer won’t delay recovery but can reduce misery. Acetaminophen edges out ibuprofen, says Crystal Zhou, an assistant clinical professor of pharmacy at the University of California San Francisco, who says it’s safer to take. If
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