Viagra keeps seven-year-old girl alive 178

By Alexander Lawrie
A SEVEN-YEAR old girl with a life-threatening illness is being kept alive thanks to a new cure – four daily doses of Viagra.
 
Natalie Archibald first starting feeling unwell 18 months ago and was found to be suffering from the rare lung condition, Primary Pulmonary Hypertension.
 
The brave youngster was whisked off to Great Ormond [...]

Dog sniffs out disappearing bumblebees 177

By Karrie Gillett
A SPECIALLY trained army dog is being used to sniff out bumblebees for scientists to discover why the pesky insects are in decline.
Toby the springer spaniel scours fields for hours searching for the bugs and is rewarded with a tennis ball when he comes up with the goods.
But the [...]