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  BBB and Mega Millions Lottery name used in newest sweepstakes scam

  

  Posted 12:06 PM 5/20/2013 by MELISSA CANONE

  The thought of winning $3.5 million will bring a smile to anyone's face, but an unexpected letter informing you that you are a winner is much more likely to cost you money if you fall for the scam.

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  Free Skin Cancer Screening set for June 1

  

  Posted 5:02 PM 5/15/2013 by MELISSA CANONE

  There will be a free skin cancer screening event at the Lafayette Community Health Care Clinic, open to all on a first-come-first serve basis. The event will be held from 9:00 am - 11:45 am at 1317 Jefferson Street in Lafayette. RSVP requested at acadianaskin@gmail.com or call 337.593.9208.

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  FDA approves radiation-based prostate cancer drug

  

  Posted 11:48 AM 5/15/2013 by AP(PHOTO COURTESY: MGN ONLINE)

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new injectable drug that uses radiation to treat advanced prostate cancer that has spread to the bones.

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  Experts: Smartphones another avenue for hackers

  

  Posted 11:31 AM 5/15/2013 by AP(PHOTO COURTESY: MGN ONLINE)

  MIAMI (AP) - Experts say smartphones are becoming increasingly popular not only with consumers, but also with scammers.

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  Genetic testing for breast cancer

  

  Posted 3:49 PM 5/14/2013 by KATC

  Genetic testing for breast cancer is on the rise in Acadiana and because those numbers are up more women are testing positive for breast cancer genes.

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  BBB and MAMA warns elderly to beware of latest scams

  

  Posted 11:29 AM 5/14/2013 by MELISSA CANONE (PHOTO COURTESY: MGN ONLINE)

  The Medical Alarm Monitoring Association (MAMA) has recently learned of widespread illegal and fraudulent telemarketing including calls using recorded messages (commonly referred to as "robo-calling") targeting senior citizens in the U.S. and Canada by offering personal emergency response (More)

  
  

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  Angelina Jolie says she had double mastectomy

  

  Posted 10:22 AM 5/14/2013 by AP(PHOTO COURTESY: MGN ONLINE, WIKI COMMON)

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - Angelina Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer.

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  BBB alerts elderly to beware Medicare/Medicaid scams

  

  Posted 12:20 PM 5/13/2013 by MELISSA CANONE

  The Better Business Bureau of Acadiana is alerting elderly and disabled residents in Acadiana to beware of unsolicited phone calls from unscrupulous people looking to obtain Medicare or Medicaid information.

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  Study: Food, skin allergies increasing in children

  

  Posted 5:45 PM 5/1/2013 by AP(PHOTO COURTESY: MGN ONLINE)

  Parents are reporting more skin and food allergies in their children, a big government survey found.

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  Senate bill targets large compounding pharmacies

  

  Posted 10:53 AM 4/26/2013 by AP(PHOTO COURTESY: MGN ONLINE)

  Large specialty pharmacies like the one that triggered a deadly meningitis outbreak last year would be subject to federal safety inspections and manufacturing standards, under a new Senate proposal introduced Friday.

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