A gastroenterologist explains why old-school remedies work—and what to try. Recent research also highlights new techniques to ...

Caught a bad case of the hiccups? Chances are you've already been offered 10 different ideas on how to get rid of them: a spoonful of sugar, drinking water from the wrong side of the cup, a series of ...

Methods include breathing into a paper bag, drinking cold water and holding your breath. Hiccups can be caused by eating too much, eating too quickly and nervousness. Gripe water is not clinically ...

Hiccups are a universal human experience. What is not universal are the remedies that people have tried to stop their hiccups. The real question is how many of those remedies work and how many are ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - There's nothing like having a nice meal and all of a sudden - hiccups hit. Persistent and relentless what did you do to cause them, can they be harmful, and how do you stop them?

Almost everybody, except a doctor, thinks he knows a sure cure for hiccups. And sometimes the home remedies work. Theodore L. Syvertson, of Pasadena, a 69-year-old retired building contractor, had ...