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Viagra could become a treatment for muscular dystrophy

A new study appears to have found another use for the drug Viagra other than for treating problems such as erectile dysfunction.Canadian researchers say Viagra may help patients suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy.Viagra is also used to treat pulmonary hypertension and altitude sickness.

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a genetic disease that affects roughly one in 3,600 males and the first signs of the illness usually appear around age five.

Viagra could become a treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

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