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July 17, 2008, 1:03 pm
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Cool Strips 

Not strictly a drug so I can't post a review there, but cool strips are an alternative fever reducer for young ones. Used in the same way as a cool wash cloth on the forehead, it's a gel strip that stays cooler than the skin for up to six hours (till it starts to dry out) that helps to disperse heat.

It's a nice alternative to meds for a low fever, and a nice supplement to meds for something a bit higher. 

July 17, 2008, 6:20 pm
Flag as Inappropriate JennieA says...

I've seen those but never actually tried them. They seem rather expensive since the gel is primarily the same stuff in disposable diapers. You can buy it for plants for a couple bucks for a small packet. 

July 18, 2008, 3:13 am
Flag as Inappropriate Simplyme says...

I have heard of these but have never actually seen them anywhere that I shop. My son is sick right now and has a fever and I know it is tiresome having to get up and re-wet the towel for his forehead.  

July 18, 2008, 5:54 pm
Flag as Inappropriate John says...

I haven't heard about these before now but it sounds like a good idea. Sounds like the right thing to keep in a car's first aid kit. 

July 19, 2008, 8:55 am
Flag as Inappropriate ken7700 says...

I have heard of these, but never have tried them so I do not know how well they really work.  

July 20, 2008, 9:33 am
Flag as Inappropriate skatss says...

I also haven't heard of this new product and have not tried it either.

Personally I don't know that putting a cool substance on a sick person's head does that much for them. It will make them feel cooler, but I have always heard that keeping a sick person warm will help them fight whatever off whatever is making them ill.

Maybe that's why no one has heard much about this product -- it's not really that helpful?