Maybe it was because when the waiter asked, "Still or sparkling?" you chose sparkling. It could have also been that you were ravenous and ate a little too much. Or, possibly, it was your ex, who ...

Osborne’s 68-year-long hiccup attack began after a hog butchering accident in 1922. Born in 1883, Osborne said his lifelong malady began in 1922 when he had an accident working on a farm near ...

The hiccup reflex may have persisted up the tree of life even though it no longer serves any purpose. Advertisement. What is agreed upon and well known, however, is the mechanism of a hiccup.

Scientists from University College London have revealed why we hiccup, and why the annoying habit is so important - especially for babies ...

When we hiccup, the diaphragm involuntarily contracts and the vocal cords snap closed, producing the eponymous “hic” sound. These spasms usually disappear within a few minutes.