The little blue pill that helps men have sex can also be used to ward off heart attacks and heart failures according to a recent study. Lead scientist Andrew Trafford told the Daily Express that the findings are incredibly exciting. The University of Manchester researchers studied 6000 diabetic patients in Cheshire who had been given Viagra which works by increasing blood flow to boost a flagging sex life. Despite diabetics being prone to heart problems the study participants did not suffer as many incidents as similar patients not on the drug. (Read: 8 things you didn t know about viagra)