Yahoo, 12/31
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, wrote an article for The Conversation about common advice during flu season, including to drink plenty of fluids and take fever-reducing medications, like acetaminophen, ibuprofen or aspirin. These recommendations, well-intentioned and firmly entrenched, offer comfort to those sidelined with fever, flu or vaccine side effects. But you may be surprised to learn the science supporting these recommendations is speculative at best, harmful at worst and comes with caveats. She writes, “I am an exercise physiologist who specializes in studying how the body regulates fluids and temperature. And based on a wide body of evidence, I can tell you that increased fluid intake and taking fever reducers, whether aspirin, acetaminophen or ibuprofen, may not always help in your recovery. In fact, in some cases, it could be harmful.” 

https://news.yahoo.com/why-taking-fever-reducing-meds-131434752.html