After nearly five weeks of continuously troubling her and getting her to national television, the hiccups of a 15-year-old girl from Florida have finally come to an end. Jennifer Mae started hiccupping Jan. 23 close to 50 times a minute and it only stopped when she was sleeping. She tried all possible home remedies including holding her breath, sipping water and breathing in air but all in vain. Mae also went to a specialist, an acupuncturist and a neurologist but none of them could top the poor teenager from hiccupping.

A survey conducted by training consultant DDI, who polled 600 managers, found that promotion causes as much stress as a divorce. The survey also found up to half of surveyed managers were unable to cope with the extra work required to maintain their promoted position since they had risen from their junior position.

The majority of Brits will be too drunk to have sex over the holiday period. A poll, involving of 6,000 people, found that 59 percent of them hit what was termed a sex drought during this period. Giving reasons behind the revelations, the poll found that Brits admitted that they were less likely to have sex at this time of year because they would have consumed too much food or drink.

Iran will launch a women-only taxi company, 'The Ladies' Safe Trips,' in Tehran is aimed at women who feel uncomfortable riding in close proximity with members of the opposite sex. The company will only employ married female drivers. "My main motivation for driving in this company is to create . . . security for other women who always have to sit stressfully in taxis," a female driver employed at the company said.

A team of researches from the Princeton University have discovered that lack of sleep could lead to memory loss and they suggest that people take a nap to reverse the effect of sleep deprivation. British scientists studied rats which were deprived of sleep for up to 72 hours. According to the New Scientists, sleep deprivation in rats causes stress hormones to accumulate in a part f the brain called the hippocampus, which stops the growth of cells that lay down new memories.