{"id":26797,"date":"2015-05-19T06:06:55","date_gmt":"2015-05-19T06:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.homeobook.com\/?p=26797"},"modified":"2022-01-06T06:44:16","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T06:44:16","slug":"should-not-give-paracetamol-and-ibuprofen-for-fever-american-academy-of-pediatrics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homeobook.com\/should-not-give-paracetamol-and-ibuprofen-for-fever-american-academy-of-pediatrics\/","title":{"rendered":"Should not give paracetamol and ibuprofen for fever-American Academy of Pediatrics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evb9ktagfkv.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/child-11.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&w=2560\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-18039\" src=\"https:\/\/evb9ktagfkv.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/child-11-300x192.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1\" alt=\"child (11)\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/evb9ktagfkv.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/child-11-300x192.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/evb9ktagfkv.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/child-11.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;ssl=1 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Parents should not give children with a mild fever regular spoonfuls of paracetamol and ibuprofen, doctors advise today, as they warn that doing so could extend their illness or put their health at risk.<\/p>\n<p>A misplaced \u201cfever phobia\u201d in society means parents too frequently use both medicines to bring down even slight temperatures, say a group of American paediatricians, who warn that children can receive accidental overdoses as a result.<\/p>\n<p>In new guidance, the <strong>American Academy of Pediatrics<\/strong> advises that a high temperature is often the body\u2019s way of fighting an infection, and warns parents that to bring it down with drugs could actually lengthen a child\u2019s illness.<\/p>\n<p>GPs also often tell parents to give their children alternate doses of paracetamol and ibuprofen \u2013 known as combination therapy \u2013 believing the risk of side effects to be minimal.<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/health\/news\/8351085\/Parents-warned-against-giving-paracetamol-and-ibuprofen-for-mild-fever.html?fb_ref=Default<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Parents should not give children with a mild fever regular spoonfuls of paracetamol and ibuprofen, doctors advise today, as they warn that doing so could extend their illness or put their health at risk. 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