Your body develops a fever to make it harder for any disease cells to survive in your body. Boris Zhitkov/Getty Images A low-grade fever happens when your body temperature is elevated, but still under ...

MIAMI - Many parents turn quickly to fever-reducing medication when their children begin to show signs of a fever, but pediatricians are warning that may not be needed. According to a new C.S. Mott ...

Medically reviewed by Melissa Bronstein, LICSW Stress may cause a type of fever called "psychogenic fever."Fevers caused by stress are usually low-grade.Self-care and relaxation techniques can help ...

Some parents may not be properly measuring or responding to elevated temperatures in children, a new national poll suggests. For many children, winter season comes with regular exposure to circulating ...

I came down with a really nasty flu on Saturday morning (was feeling a bit weird on Friday), and it was four days of horrible flu... fever, chills, barely able to stumble to the bathroom, ...

Most medical professionals agree anything over 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit is considered a fever–though anything above normal body temperature could be a sign you’re fighting off an illness, and anything ...

Fever is the most common reason parents bring children to emergency rooms, especially in the middle of the night. It’s responsible for 1.6 million pediatric ER visits and nearly one-third of ...

Share on Pinterest Experts say medication should not be given to children for low-grade fevers. Ekaterina Goncharova/Getty Images Researchers say 1 in 3 parents may be giving children fever-reducing ...