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Fever

Health information topics about Fever:

Children

    1. Kids' Guide to Fever
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/sick/fever.html

    2. Acetaminophen: Childhood Use and Misuse
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HO00002

    3. Fever
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/emergencies/fever.html

Clinical Trials

    1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Fever
    National Institutes of Health
    http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D005334&recruiting...

Diagnosis/Symptoms

    1. Fever in Infants and Children
    American Academy of Family Physicians
    http://familydoctor.org/504.xml

    2. Temperature-Taking Tips
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01481

    3. Fever and Taking Your Child's Temperature
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body/fever.html

    4. Fever
    American Academy of Family Physicians
    http://familydoctor.org/503.xml

Genetics

    1. Genetics Home Reference: Familial Mediterranean fe
    National Library of Medicine
    http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=familialmediterraneanfever

Health Check Tools

    1. Cold and Fever Quiz: Are Kids More Vulnerable?
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=QZ00025

Organizations

    1. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disea

    http://www.niaid.nih.gov/

Overviews

    1. Fever
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00077

Related Issues

    1. Fever: First Aid
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=FA00063

    2. Fever, Sweats, and Hot Flashes (PDQ)
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/supportivecare/fever/patient/

Research

    1. Clinical Guidelines Used to Treat Infants with Fev
    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2004/inffevpr.htm

    2. Early Fevers Associated with Lower Allergy Risk La
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
    http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/feb2004/niaid-09.htm

Specific Conditions

    1. Febrile Seizures
    National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
    http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/febrile_seizures/detail_febrile_seizures...

Treatment

    1. Ibuprofen Dosage Chart
    American Academy of Pediatrics
    http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZH1GB1B7C&sub_...

    2. Home Treatment of Fever
    American Academy of Pediatrics
    http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZXB1JODDC&sub_...


 

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