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Sept 15 : Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch, are trying to resolve whether an already available drug for the heart patients can also be used in delaying delivery in expectant mothers with severe pre-eclampsia.

Pre-eclampsia is characterized by high blood pressure, protein in the urine and multi-organ dysfunction, which is both harmful to the mother and the foetus.

“Pre-eclampsia is the No. 1 killer of pregnant women in the world, and there is no cure except delivery,” said Dr. George Saade, chief of maternal

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