When your body temperature rises because of an infection, it's called a fever. Fevers are caused by chemicals called pyrogens flowing in the bloodstream. Pyrogens make their way to the hypothalamus in the brain, which is in charge of regulating body temperature. When pyrogens bind to certain r...
Methodology of fever research: why are polyphasic fevers often thought to be biphasic? Am J Physiol 275, R332-338.Romanovsky A. A, V. A. Kulchitsky, C. T. Simons & N. Sugimoto: Methodology of fever research: Why are polyphasic fevers often thought to be biphasic? Am J Physiol Regul ...
Say taste—the soul’s harmless appetite.I’ve money, I’m rich. The heir to four fortunes. Grandfather on Mother’s side was a Newpert. The family held some good real estate in Rhode Island until they sold it for many times what they gave for...
In most cases, getting to the cause of their distress is the first step to helping your child get back to deep, peaceful sleep. There are many reasons why a good night's sleep might be interrupted by tears, and knowing all the possibilities can empower you to help your baby or toddler....
Bodies don’t break down during daylight only. In fact, fevers tend to rise at night. Croup, a respiratory infection common in young children, flares up at night and can restrict breathing. People die more often during the early morning hours than at any other time. ...
As for the teas and other natural remedies, scientists have found no medical evidence that they work. But there is a strong belief among Haitians in plant-based home brews and that the ones used to fight malaria and reduce fevers are also good for COVID. ...
"The deceptively good news of this study is that the type of tick-borne illness that is spreading is less serious than true Rocky Mountain spotted fever. But the take home messages are that the range of disease-spreading ticks is expanding, and that these bugs—including insects like ticks ...
and which way it was trending. This is why women are good at keeping track of things, important health things, like kids fevers and labor contractions. But the hubby says he thinks he’ll be fine, so I doze off. And then he wakes me up again half an hour later. So n...
Saying “okay or good or great” seems to not honor what life is like right now. Saying okay or good or great gives no part of what me and my colleagues and my team are doing justice. There are highs and there are lows and what COVID-19 has done to our nation and our world ...
Over the weekend, I continued to feel worse. My fevers were getting higher, the chills were getting more intense, I was still throwing up a lot, and my headaches were getting worse too. By Monday morning, I'd been on the Z-Pak and cough pills for almost three days, and had no impr...