• JasonDJ@lemmy.zip
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    2 days ago

    So. About that Reye’s Syndrome…

    We all knew that apap had risks. Namely liver damage at high doses. But it’s been the de facto infant/pedi pain reliever/fever reducer because it is the most effective and safest overall.

    Certainly more safe than letting a high-grade fever continue.

    Although I will say that between two kids, two pediatricians, two birthing centers and two hospital networks, the advice has always been to let kids tough-out a low-grade fever.

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      2 days ago

      They’re saying that it is a problem that the mothers took Tylenol during pregnancy, not that mothers gave their children Tylenol.