In one recent case, people behind the fraud went so far as to doctor blood samples lowering platelet counts to convince medical personnel that an expensive AIDS drug was needed.

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Patients injected with platelet-rich plasma blood containing high concentrations of platelets experienced a significant reduction in shoulder pain from rotator cuff tendinitis and tears compared with a procedure called dry needling, according to a study in Clinical Rehabilitation.

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