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    Navtej Kohli on Spontaneous Human Combustion

    Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

    Ever heard of people going up in flames without any fire? If no, you got to read this post on Navtej Kohli Medical Blog!
    It will certainly knock you off your feet!
    Spontaneous human combustion (SHC) is the alleged burning of a person’s body without a readily apparent, identifiable external source of ignition. The combustion may result [...]

    Did that actually happen? Navtej Kohli facts

    Friday, June 13th, 2008

    Navtej Kohli blog compiles some weird medical facts:

    Medical researchers contend that no disease ever identified has been completely eradicated.
    The attachment of the human skin to muscles is what causes dimples.
    No one seems to know why people blush.
    In 1972, a group of scientists reported that you could cure the common cold by freezing the big toe.
    The [...]

    Navtej Kohli’s Medical news

    Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

    Navtej Kohli came across this rare medical case that happened recently.
    A nine-year-old girl who was taken to hospital suffering stomach pains was found to be carrying the foetus of her undeveloped twin.
    Surgeons in the Greek city of Larissa discovered the six-centimetre (two inch) foetus when the young girl was brought to hospital, complaining of a [...]

    Some rarest medical conditions- Compiled by Navtej Kohli

    Saturday, May 10th, 2008

    Navtej Kohli medical blog talks about some really brave people for whom life is a struggle everyday.

    A World Without Pain: In many ways, Gabby Gingras is a typical 7-year-old girl. She goes to gym class with other second-graders, loves playing board games, and idolizes her older sister Katie. It is hard to tell that she [...]

    Navtej Kohli- The real life Thumbelina

    Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

    Navtej Kohli medical blog compiles some truly inspirational Medical stories,amazing facts and clinical cases. Today, Navtej Kohli tells the story of real life Thumbelina.
    This is the story of a real life Thumbelina. Three year old Kenadie has a rare form of dwarfism. She is a primordial dwarf. There are less than 100 known cases in [...]