The phrenic nerve controls the diaphragm, the dome-shaped muscle that is primarily responsible for breathing. Contraction of the diaphragm expands the lungs and draws air into them. The phrenic nerve ...

Hiccups are no joke when you have been hiccuping for two months—as Anna Mayer had. Shrunk to a starved 82 pounds, she lay convulsed with racking spasms, 60 to the minute. Desperate measures were ...

Persistent hiccuping in addition to weight-loss and difficulty swallowing could be a warning sign of cancer of the esophagus, an Irish researcher said on Wednesday. Professor Tom Walsh, of the James ...