Fevers

Freaking out over a child's fever is par for the course - after all, it's hard not to imagine your kid's brain being slowly cooked when that little forehead feels like a radiator.

But fear not - an article by Dr Perri Klass in today's New York Times ("Lifting a Veil of Fear to See a Few Benefits of Fever," Jan 13, 2011) reminds parents how fevers, for the most part, are a good thing.

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