Usually more of a nuisance than a medical problem, hiccups are the result of a spasm of the diaphragm. Why Me? No one is sure why they happen… possibly from swallowing too much a

For a rainbow to be a rainbow, all the colours must be there – from bright yellow to sombre indigo. A depressed mood is part of being human, but depression is more than just a mo

‘Fair, fat, fertile and forty’ is the ditty medical students still learn to describe women most at risk of gallstones. Unflattering, perhaps, but accurate. Up to 30 per cent of