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Fever Control with Cooling Reduces Early Death in Septic Shock

Fever control using external cooling in sedated patients with septic shock is safe and decreases vasopressor requirements and early mortality, according to a new study from researchers in France. “The benefits and risks of fever control in patients with severe sepsis ...More
February 17, 2012
Posted in News
Fever Plays Vital Role in Immune Response

Scientists have found more evidence that elevated body temperature helps certain types of immune cells to work better. This research is reported in the November 2011 issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology. "An increase in body temperature has been known since ancient ...More
November 2, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
Relying on Fever Alone Not Enough to Detect Influenza Cases

Entry screening tends to start with a search for febrile international passengers, and infrared thermoscanners have been employed for fever screening in Japan. Hiroshi Nishiura of the School of Public Health at the University of Hong Kong, and Kazuko Kamiya, of the Narita ...More
May 9, 2011
Posted in News
Scientists Show How Shifts in Temperature Prime Immune Response

Researchers at the Scripps Research Institute have found a temperature-sensing protein within immune cells that, when tripped, allows calcium to pour in and activate an immune response. This process can occur as temperature rises, such as during a fever, or when it ...More
May 6, 2011
Posted in News
Respiratory Symptoms Indicate H1N1 More Reliably Than Fever Alone, Study Says

New research shows that individuals with mild H1N1 infection may go undetected using standard diagnostic criteria. ...More
July 29, 2010
Posted in News