Book Review: Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective by Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph.D. and Jacqueline Nardi Egan. - Page 2

Another fact I did not know is the following method for stopping hiccups. In the late 1980s, Dr. Fesmire proved that digital rectal massage could stimulate the vagus nerve and stop someone’s hiccups. I’ll take the hiccups, but thanks.

If you like little known facts and like a fast-paced book that you can pick up from time to time and start reading anywhere within, this is the book for you. If you are looking for a serious medical reference guide, I would not use this book.

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