March 12, 2008

Two year old given Viagra

This is not the sort of thing that you would normally expect to see, but as with many other medicines they can be used for treating other illnesses other than the ones that they are most famous for. In this case two year old Oliver Sherwood has to take Viagra in order to simply stay alive.

The young boy suffers from a very condition which means that he has chronic high pressure or to give it the medical term, pulmonary hypertension, which means that even the slightest chest infection could actually kill him.

Fortunately this problem can be controlled by simply taking four doses of Viagra every day, as this improves the body’s blood flow by opening up the veins and arteries, this will then help the blood flow and improve circulation. Buying the drug privately as many men do can work out expensive, but as a treatment for hypertension it works out quite cost effective.

Source [Daily Mail]