Science Catches Up: Fevers are Helpful

Finally, science is catching up to what many of us have known for a very long time: Fevers are helpful rather than harmful. We all know that bacteria are killed by heat. This is why we cook our food. Yet when bacteria attack our bodies, we run for the acetaminophen or ibuprofen to take away this natural killer of germs.

Helpful fevers come in from the cold - health - 05 November 2006 - New Scientist

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