http://goldbamboo.com/ Preeclampsia News from GoldBamboo.com en-us © 2005, Gold Bamboo LLC, All Rights Reserved http://goldbamboo.com/news-a213481.html Preeclampsia is thought to be more common in parts of the world where there is a serious malaria problem and it has often been speculated that there might be a connection. Malaria is more common in a first pregnancy and so is preeclampsia. In both cases, the reasons are unknown. Researchers from the USA, UK and Tanzania set out to investigate the possibility that malaria might lead to preeclampsia. Fri, 29 Dec 2006 04:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a217639.html Although they were prescribed widely in the 1960s to women looking to avoid dangerously high blood pressure during pregnancy, diuretic drugs should not be recommended as a way to prevent this serious condition, called preeclampsia, according to a recent review of studies. [click link for full article] Sat, 27 Jan 2007 12:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a209459.html NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women with type 1 diabetes who maintain good control of their blood sugar levels during the second trimester are at decreased risk for developing preeclampsia, a potentially serious pregnancy complication involving high blood pressure and fluid retention, according to a report in the journal BJOG. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:20 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a207146.html One of the consequences of malaria has been shown in new research to be an increased likelihood for women in their first pregnancy to develop preeclampsia (very high blood pressure and protein loss in the urine), which carries high risks for both mother and child. [click link for full article] Thu, 16 Nov 2006 09:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a199175.html Despite a huge drop in preeclampsia stillbirths, there's been no increase in deaths among prematurely delivered preeclampsia newborns, a study shows. Wed, 20 Sep 2006 04:58 EST