Darla Ferrara
227 posts
Darla Ferrara worked for years as an EMT and is now a full-time freelance writer who has created byline pieces for USAToday, Jillian Michaels, USARiseUP, New York Times -- About.com, Multibrief, MedCity News, LiveStrong, and AOL . She earned her Cardiac Arrest, Hypothermia, and Resuscitation Science Certification from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, her Nutrition for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Certification from the University of California, San Francisco, and her certification in Musculoskeletal Case Studies - Anatomy from Harvard Medical School.
Posts By Darla Ferrara
Pancreatitis Prognosis
For most people, the prognosis is good. An acute bout of pancreatitis will clear up with treatment and may never recur. Chronic pancreatitis, on the other hand, can have some severe…
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Naproxen Alternatives – What Are Your Options?
Not everyone should take naproxen, especially those with high blood pressure (hypertension) or heart problems. There are alternatives worth discussing with a licensed medical professional…
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Naproxen and Alcohol – Is It Safe To Drink While Taking?
As with any other medications, there is the chance that naproxen sodium and alcohol can interact. In general it is not a good idea to take most pain medications including NSAIDs with…
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Naproxen Withdrawal – What Are The Symptoms & How Long Do They Last?
Although naproxen isn’t an addictive medication in the traditional sense, long-term use could lead to some form of withdrawal. More than likely, though, there would be very few side effects…
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Naproxen Half-Life – How Long Does it Stay in Your System?
Naproxen is currently the 71st most commonly prescribed drug in the United States. In 2017 alone, there were over 11 million prescriptions. Considering how popular this drug is right now…
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Naproxen and Pregnancy
It is not recommended that cisgender women in their third trimester, beyond 30 weeks of gestation, take naproxen unless a doctor prescribes it. There is some indication that taking this…
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Naproxen Interactions with Drugs, Food & Conditions
Even widely available, over-the-counter (OTC) drugs like naproxen sodium can interact with a wide range of other medications, food and drink, and disease and other medical conditions…
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Naproxen – Uses, Side Effects, Dosage & Interactions
Generic Name: Naproxen sodiumBrands: Aleve, Anaprox DS, Mediproxen, Flanax (naproxen), All Day Pain Relief, Wal-Proxen, Naprelan CR, All Day Relief, Comfort Pac-Naproxen, Ec-NaprosynClass…
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Hypertension
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, affects half of the adult population in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It tends to affect…
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History of Hypertension
Who Discovered Hypertension?English physician William Harvey was the first scientist to describe the concept of circulation in his book De monu cordis, published in 1628. It was Stephen…
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