When you're pregnant and a fever spikes, you can't just reach for the Advil. Luckily, there are other actions you can take at home to break your fever.
The best way to check for a fever is by using a thermometer, but there are so many different kinds out there, you may have a difficult time choosing one.
There are classic teething symptoms, like drooling and fussiness, but what about fevers? Here's what research says about the link between fevers and teething.
Allergies share many symptoms with the common cold or flu, such as sneezing, coughing, runny nose, and congestion. But is fever a symptom of seasonal allergies?
Fevers can cause sweating and chills, but also scary symptoms like hallucinations. Why is this, and what should you do if you experience a fever hallucination?
Dreams are among the greatest scientific mysteries. Even more mysterious, why do fevers give us strange dreams and why are they so different from normal dreams?
Hangovers can bring on headaches, fatigue, nausea, and dehydration after drinking. Sometimes, these symptoms can even make you feel feverish. Why is this?
Diarrhea and vomiting are common symptoms of food poisoning. So how is it that this illness can cause symptoms unrelated to digestion, like a high fever?
In the last year, you've probably had your temperature taken more times than you can count, but do you know when you should seek treatment for a fever?
The cold sweats, chills, debilitating headache, and muscle aches; there's no denying that having a fever can make you feel quite lousy. However, that pesky high temperature that's making you feel miserable is actually an indicator that your body is working for your own good.
Most of us have experienced the odd sensation of burning up with a fever and feeling ice-cold at the same time. It's one of the bodies' paradoxical states that leave us baffled — and usually feeling better after a while. But what's actually going on?