By Steve Bender | sbender@ktalnews.tv Published 10/29 2015 08:32AM Updated 10/29 2015 08:32AM Medical headlines for 10-29: Researchers followed over one-thousand women in their early 70's periodically asking if they had more problems with their memory than most. Women who complained of memory issues were 70 percent more likely to be diagnosed with cognitive impairment within 20 years than women with no memory complaints. Experts say these memory ailments may be a very early symptom of Alzheimer's disease or dementia. Patients with advanced melanoma could soon get some relief from a new drug made from an unlikely source a cold sore virus! The drug was approved by the FDA on Tuesday and could be available for use within a week. When it's injected into visible skin tumors the genetically engineered herpes virus triggers a reaction in the immune system and bursts the tumors apart. In a study of more than 400 patients, 16 percent saw a decrease in size of their skin and lymph node lesions compared to only two percent of those who didn't receive the drug. There is a danger that you need to know about this morning if you, or a loved one, are among the millions of Americans who use e-cigarettes. There is a risk that, while you're using them, these devices can explode. As Anne Thompson explains, it's happened to one man who is now in a coma. Copyright 2015 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
A man in Florida is in a coma due to an exploding e-cigarette; doctors believe the mouthpiece went down his throat after the initial explosion and then exploded again. This latest news is one of an increasing number of worrying incidents caused by exploding e-cigarettes. Fire authorities say that many of the fires occur due to people using the wrong type of chargers.