Tamara Hew-Butler, associate professor of Exercise and Sports Science, wrote an article for The Conversation on "Why taking fever-reducing meds and drinking fluids may not be the best way to treat flu and fever"
The Conversation, 2/1
Why taking fever-reducing meds and drinking fluids may not be the best way to treat flu and fever
By Tamara Hew-Butler
Tamara Hew-Butler, associate professor of exercise and sports science in Wayne State University’s College of Education, wrote an article addressing the use of fever reducers and fluids in battling the flu. These well-intentioned and firmly entrenched recommendations offer comfort to those sidelined with fever, flu or vaccine side effects. But, Hew-Butler says you may be surprised to learn the science supporting these recommendations is speculative at best, harmful at worst and comes with caveats.