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		raverbashing on Dec 30, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ibuprofen alters human testicular physiology to pr... An NSAID failing to help with a bacterial infection is not surprising

logicchains on Dec 30, 2018 [–]

Yep, but if death was due to the combined effects of both bacterial infection and fever, we'd expect to see a reduction in mortality when fever was treated compared to when it was untreated, which the linked study didn't find.

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