Off Label Uses: There are a number of important off-label uses for the use of Rituxan (rituximab) that are supported by the medical literature. The inclusion of the following conditions is based on the studies cited.
Your body temperature goes up when you smoke. Here's why: The temperature at the tip of a cigarette is 95 degrees C, or 203 degrees F. Inhale hot smoke, and it raises your lung temperature. When your lungs are hot, they are unable to perform one of their responsibilities, which is to cool or remove heat from your body. As a result, it raises your core body temperature. Stop smoking, and your body temperature returns to normal within about 20 minutes.
Most people think of a normal body temperature as an oral temperature of 98.6Â°F (37Â°C) . This is an average of normal body temperatures. Your temperature may actually be 1Â°F (0.6Â°C) or more above or below 98.6Â°F (37Â°C) . Some medicines, such as antibiotics, raise the body temperature directly. 2  Other medicines interfere with the body's ability to readjust its temperature when other factors cause the temperature to rise. 3  Severe trauma or injury, such as a heart attack, stroke, heat exhaustion or heatstroke, or burns.