This meta-analysis says that paracetamol is effective at reducing fever in a short time, but doesn’t seem to accelerate fever clearance in a statistically significant way. So it depends on what you mean by “reducing fever”; as short-term impact on fever is usually considered a secondary outcome in these studies.
It’s true that the mechanism of action is not well understood. However, depending on exactly how you interpret the claim above, it might be true that there is “scientific evidence” for it, or it might not be. Ditto for a claim such as “racial group differences in IQ tests are genetic”. What exactly are we talking about when we make this claim?
This meta-analysis says that paracetamol is effective at reducing fever in a short time, but doesn’t seem to accelerate fever clearance in a statistically significant way. So it depends on what you mean by “reducing fever”; as short-term impact on fever is usually considered a secondary outcome in these studies.
It’s true that the mechanism of action is not well understood. However, depending on exactly how you interpret the claim above, it might be true that there is “scientific evidence” for it, or it might not be. Ditto for a claim such as “racial group differences in IQ tests are genetic”. What exactly are we talking about when we make this claim?