'Fever phobia' may be worse than the fever
Saturday, March 5, 2011 - 23:30
in Health & Medicine
Parents shouldn't overreact to fevers in children, pediatricians advise in a new report.A thermometer is the only piece of medical technology in most homes, so it's natural for parents to take a child's temperature at the first sign of illness. But increasingly, pediatricians are advising caregivers to think about leaving the thermometer in the medicine cabinet.