In a bid to gain entry as the youngest surgeon in the Guinness Book of World Records, a couple, who are also doctors, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu allowed their 15-year-old Dileepan Raj to perform a Cesarean section delivery.

The surgery has sparked controversy around the country and state and medical authorities have led an investigation into the matter. The surgery was also reportedly filmed by the teenager's parents and later shown to an Indian Medical Association (IMA) chapter last month

The latest study of women with breast cancer suggests that reform is needed to increase the insurance probability models that assess their risks.

The authors of the new JAMA study believe that genetic testing should be covered for women who seem to fall victim to breast cancer that seems to have struck them from nowhere

A new study of American women suffering from breast cancer has traced the roots of the disease to that of the father. The study authors say that many women with breast cancer are deprived of testing to identify faulty genes and clarify their medical decisions.

The study, appearing in tomorrow's Journal of the American Medical Association, looked at the genetic test results from 306 women diagnosed with breast cancer before age 50. It was concluded that the deadly gene's path can hide in a family tree when a woman has few aunts and older sisters, thus indicating the fact that it originates from the father's side of the family

A British study has found that parents who smoke near their newborn babies are most likely to turn them into heavy passive smokers thus putting them in risk of breathing problems and cot death.

Tests have shown that infants who have at least one smoking parent have more than five times the usual level of cotinine - a chemical metabolite of nicotine. However the risk factor for a big build-up of cotinine in a baby's body is higher when the mother is a smoker

The father and future father-in-law of a tuberculoses infected man who went on a European wedding excursion despite warnings from health officials, initially did little to stop the man from traveling, according to a news report.

The Associated Press reported Wednesday that a review of government emails about the case showed that Andrew Speaker's father-in-law, an expert on TB, declined to stop the man's wedding trip to Greece and even attended the ceremony. The emails also suggested that Speaker's father, was terse during phone conversations with health officials, the AP reported