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Viagra - but not for what you might think ....

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/6366693.stm

"The problem we see in premature babies with breathing difficulties is although we can blow oxygen into their lungs to help them, there isn't enough blood supply to various areas of the lungs to take the oxygen around the rest of the body.

"What Sildenafil does is open up the blood vessels so they can capture the oxygen and take it around the body."

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    hahahaha can imagine the headlines now...

    but yeah, it was developed as a vasodilator for hypertension (something to do with nitric oxide) but then they noticed the side-effects = £££££/$$$$$$$$$$$$$ ;)
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