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Q My 15-month-daughter and a few other kids at her daycare were just diagnosed with hand-foot-and-mouth disease. I would like to hear how common it is, what treatments (or ways [...]

Fever is one of the most common symptoms of ill health in children, and it is known to cause parents and health care professionals a great deal of anxiety. Because [...]

Which do you think is more effective for relieving your child's pain or fever, acetaminophen (e.g., Tylenol) or ibuprofen (e.g., Advil)? Which is safer? Although these drugs are the most [...]

The Question: Do infants given acetaminophen before and after an immunization sleep better than those who don't receive the medicine? The Study: The sleep patterns of 70 infants receiving their [...]

Immunizations hurt, and sometimes they cause a fever. To lessen the pain and help prevent a post-vaccination fever, many parents pretreat their kid with acetaminophen a few hours before she [...]

Each year we hear about children who've received accidental overdoses of acetaminophen (Tylenol, Panatol, APAP, and other names). Although most children recover, too much acetaminophen can damage the liver. That's [...]

If you believe in treating a fever (and many physicians don't), then the results of a study from University of Rene Descartes in Paris may be of interest to you. [...]

Acetaminophen is an important drug for treating fever and pain. But too much of it can lead to serious liver problems and even death. Surprisingly, most children who overdose on [...]

Measure Carefully Liquid acetaminophen (Tylenol, Tempra, etc.) comes in different concentrations. It's easy to give the wrong dose, resulting in under- or over-medication. One of the most common errors occurs [...]

No Less Will Do Acetaminophen is a wonderful drug with few side effects. Unlike aspirin, it's not associated with Reye's Syndrome. Acetaminophen is as effective, milligram for milligram, as aspirin [...]