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If symptoms like fever, inflammation, runny nose, coughing, etc. are part of the body's natural defenses against disease/infection/inury, do we actually hinder the immune response by taking medications that relieve them?

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A French prosecutor stated that the passengers on the ill-fated Germanwings flight "died instantly." Is it actually possible to know this with certainty, and if so, how?

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If symptoms like fever, inflammation, runny nose, coughing, etc. are part of the body's natural defenses against disease/infection/inury, do we actually hinder the immune response by taking medications that relieve them?	1111
A French prosecutor stated that the passengers on the ill-fated Germanwings flight "died instantly." Is it actually possible to know this with certainty, and if so, how?	1