I Can Stop Your Hiccups!    [18-05-2012] Hiccup! Hiccup! Everyone gets hiccups. Hiccups can be annoying and humiliating, especially when you are with other people in a quiet place. So, what can you do to stop the hiccups? There are many folk remedies that can cure hiccups. But they don’t always work. Surprisingly, an American teenage girl found a “real” cure for hiccups! Mallory Kievman from Connecticut spent two years trying to find a cure for hiccups. The 13-year-old girl tried many things such as swallowing saltwater and pickle juice. Finally, she came up with a cure that actually works! She created “Hiccupops” by mixing apple cider vinegar, acids, and sugar served up in the form of a lollipop. “The combination activates specific nerves located in the throat and mouth that cause the hiccup reflex arc,” explained Mallory. “In theory, by over stimulating those nerves, you can cancel out the reflex.” Now the teenage inventor is trying to find a company to manufacture, market, and distribute her invention. She will also file a patent. “I hope my efforts can help people who are suffering from hiccups,” she said. “It always has been really appealing to me to be able to have a product that can help people. I want to become a doctor and go into medicine.”     출처: 어린이 영자신문 키즈타임즈 (www.kidstimes.net)