'At Heart' Device Maker Trying to Spread Message

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Every 25 seconds, an American has a heart attack, making heart disease the No. 1 killer nationwide. Although not all attacks are fatal, they kill one person every minute.

Once a person is having an attack, studies have shown aspirin may play a vital role in reducing the damage, perhaps saving a life. Frank Alvino, a Long Beach Island resident retired from a career in the health care field, thought a long time about "how that message wasn't getting through to people and how the greatest risk for a heart attack was not being prepared."

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'At Heart' Device Maker Trying to Spread Message

So he created the "At Heart," a plastic device that dispenses two aspirin from a blister pack, which prevents mo...

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