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Long Island Man Admits Scamming $3.5M From Investors Long Island Man Admits Scamming $3.5M From Investors
Long Island Man Admits Scamming $3.5M From Investors A Long Island man admitted on Monday, Nov. 1 that he scammed investors in a purportedly revolutionary new aspirin out of $3.5 million that he used as his own personal piggy bank. Donald A. Milne III, a 57-year-old repeat offender from Massapequa, defrauded more than 70 victims from throughout the country who thought they'd invested in Instaprin Pharmaceuticals, which he touted as a “fast-acting form of powdered aspirin that could instantly stop heart attacks and strokes," Acting US Attorney for the District of New Jersey Rachael A. Honig said. He used the money instead for a Caribbean vacat…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Panel Shifts Advice On Aspirin Use To Prevent Heart Attacks, Stroke Panel Shifts Advice On Aspirin Use To Prevent Heart Attacks, Stroke
Panel Shifts Advice On Aspirin Use To Prevent Heart Attacks, Stroke Federal health officials are changing course in their previously well-held recommendation that American adults take aspirin to prevent heart attacks or strokes. For decades, taking a low-dose aspirin has been recommended to improve heart health, but on Tuesday, Oct. 12, an expert panel from the US Preventive Services Task Force updated its guidance. The previous guidance recommended daily low-dose aspirin for people over 50 who were at higher risk for heart attacks or strokes in the next decade and who weren’t at higher risk for bleeding. Instead, the updated guidelines recommend that…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Taking Aspirin Regularly May Help Prevent Infection, New Study Says COVID-19: Taking Aspirin Regularly May Help Prevent Infection, New Study Says
Covid-19: Taking Aspirin Regularly May Help Prevent Infection, New Study Says Waiting to get a vaccine? In the meantime, there may be something already in your cupboard that could prevent you from becoming infected with COVID-19, according to a new study. Those who took a low dose of aspirin on a regular basis were 29 percent less likely to become infected, according to research conducted in Israel. Data from about 10,000 people who were tested for COVID between Feb. 1, 2020, and June 30, 2020 was evaluated and published in the Federation of European Biochemical Societies Journal, which also determined that "aspirin use is associated with better outco…

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by Joe Lombardi