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Now Viagra can fight danger of premature births

...Laboratory research in Manchester showed that when the drug was added to tissue samples taken from pregnant women with foetal growth problems, it relaxed the blood vessels, allowing more blood flow.

In the clinical trial in Haifa, Israel, 20 women are being given Viagra to see if it has a similar effect.

Each woman will get a 25mg tablet and will be monitored for the following 24 hours.

If no significant sideeffects are recorded, the treatment will be repeated 48 hours later with a 50mg dose.

Dr Myers said that even a few weeks longer in the womb would make a huge difference to the health of the baby.

"The biggest problem with foetal growth restriction is that it can result in premature babies.

"With Viagra, we may be able to prolong the pregnancy and allow the baby to mature in the womb, rather than having to deliver very prematurely.

"If we can get another three or four weeks out of that pregnancy, the baby has a much better outcome when it is born.

"There is a massive difference between being born at 25 weeks and at 30 weeks." Viagra, and drugs like it, are involved in an increasing number of trials for new uses.

The most common side-effects of Viagra in men are headaches, flushes and stomach upsets.

Less commonly, blurred vision or sensitivity to light may occur briefly.

In rare instances, men taking oral Mak...

Profits, outlook buoy Lilly stock

...Wall Street was expecting 79 cents a share.Sales rose 14 percent, to $4.2 billion.Lilly said it now expects full-year profit of $3.30 to $3.40 a share, compared with an earlier forecast of $3.25 to $3.35 a share.Company officials also presented an upbeat message to investors at the annual shareholder meeting at Lilly headquarters, saying it is on course to launch 12 new drugs this decade, up from seven in the 1990s and seven in the 1980s.On the sidewalk out front, several activists from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals demonstrated against Lilly's animal testing and its practice of outsourcing some of its research and testing on animals to countries that have no or poor animal welfare standards.

But shareholders rejected two PETA proposals.Lilly's board also declared a second-quarter dividend of 42.5 cents a share, the same amount that was paid in the first quarter.

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Lilly 1Q profit tumbles on charges

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