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Lewis Goodfellow was born at 24 weeks weighing just 1lb 8oz. One of his lungs had failed and not enough oxygen was able to get into his bloodstream. Doctors at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary then tried Sildenafil, also known under the trade name of Viagra, and Lewis is now home with his parents. "What Sildenafil does is open up the blood

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    Feb. 15, 2007, 7:37 p.m.

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

    Aha, opening up the blood vessels, eh? Now I know how it works.

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