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class="author-name">HLNtv.com Staff</span></div><div class="timestamp">updated 12:00 PM EST, Tue February 07, 2012</div></span> <div class="blog-content"> On Monday night, New Jersey neurologist Dr. Rosario Trifiletti updated HLN’s Dr. Drew on the Pediatric Autoimmune Illness Associated with Streptococci (PANDAS) testing he has been doing on<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131034348/http://www.hlntv.com/clusters/new-york-mystery-illness" target="_self"> teen girls in Le Roy</a>, N.Y. who have been affected by Tourette-like outbursts.<br/><br/> “We have some early results on some of the children,” Trifiletti said. “We’ve gotten the results, so far, [for] 6 of the 9 children back. I can tell you that they are testing positive – each one is testing for either Streptococcus or Mycoplasma, which are known triggers of the PANDAS syndrome.”<br/><br/> </div> <div class="more-info"> <a href="/web/20130131034348/http://www.hlntv.com/video/2012/02/07/doctor-le-roy-teens-have-pandas-illness" class="blog-read-more">Read More</a> </div> <div class="blog-post-tags"> <span class="tags-label">Filed under:  </span> <a href="/web/20130131034348/http://www.hlntv.com/shows/dr-drew/tags/illness">Illness</a>, <a href="/web/20130131034348/http://www.hlntv.com/shows/dr-drew/tags/medical%20mystery">Medical mystery</a> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="blog-post clear-fix media_18427" id="node-18427"> <div class="node-inner node-detail"> <div class="padding-all-20 blog-post-content clear-fix"> <h2 class="blog-title"><a href="/web/20130131034348/http://www.hlntv.com/video/2012/02/04/ny-dept-health-releases-le-roy-report">NY Dept. of Health releases Le Roy report</a></h2> <span class="submitted padding-tb"><div class="author">By <span class="author-name">HLNtv.com Staff</span></div><div class="timestamp">updated 12:00 PM EST, Sat February 04, 2012</div></span> <div class="blog-content"> Medical Mystery breaking news: The New York Department of Health just issued a report. It says that their investigation did not find infectious or environmental causes for these illnesses.<br/><br/> Plus, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says they will remove barrels from near a 1970 train derailment spill site.<br/><br/> </div> <div class="more-info"> <a href="/web/20130131034348/http://www.hlntv.com/video/2012/02/04/ny-dept-health-releases-le-roy-report" class="blog-read-more">Read More</a> </div> <div class="blog-post-tags"> <span class="tags-label">Filed under:  </span> <a href="/web/20130131034348/http://www.hlntv.com/shows/dr-drew/tags/illness">Illness</a>, <a href="/web/20130131034348/http://www.hlntv.com/shows/dr-drew/tags/medical%20mystery">Medical mystery</a> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="blog-post clear-fix media_18419" id="node-18419"> <div class="node-inner node-detail"> <div class="padding-all-20 blog-post-content clear-fix"> <h2 class="blog-title"><a href="/web/20130131034348/http://www.hlntv.com/video/2012/02/03/le-roy-families-describe-medical-mystery-anguish">Le Roy families describe Medical Mystery anguish</a></h2> <span class="submitted padding-tb"><div class="author">By <span class="author-name">HLNtv.com Staff</span></div><div class="timestamp">updated 12:00 PM EST, Fri February 03, 2012</div></span> <div class="blog-content"> The call for answers grows louder in Upstate New York. Why is a cluster of people in the village of Le Roy <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131034348/http://www.hlntv.com/clusters/new-york-mystery-illness" target="_self">suffering from uncontrollable tics and verbal outbursts?</a><br/><br/> Lana Clark`s daughter Lauren is a sophomore at Le Roy Junior/Senior High School. She is one of the 16 known students at the school suffering from the “medical mystery.”<br/><br/> </div> <div class="more-info"> <a href="/web/20130131034348/http://www.hlntv.com/video/2012/02/03/le-roy-families-describe-medical-mystery-anguish" class="blog-read-more">Read More</a> </div> <div class="blog-post-tags"> <span class="tags-label">Filed under:  </span> <a href="/web/20130131034348/http://www.hlntv.com/shows/dr-drew/tags/illness">Illness</a>, <a href="/web/20130131034348/http://www.hlntv.com/shows/dr-drew/tags/medical%20mystery">Medical mystery</a> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="blog-post clear-fix textarticle_18421" id="node-18421"> <div class="node-inner node-detail"> <div class="padding-all-20 blog-post-content clear-fix"> <h2 class="blog-title"><a href="/web/20130131034348/http://www.hlntv.com/article/2012/02/03/tonight-your-town-toxic-contamination-controversy-grows-ny-plus-jessica-alba">Tonight: Is your town toxic? Contamination controversy grows in NY. Plus, Jessica Alba!</a></h2> <span class="submitted padding-tb"><div class="author">By <span class="author-name">HLNtv.com Staff</span></div><div class="timestamp">updated 12:00 PM EST, Fri February 03, 2012</div></span> <div class="blog-content"> Parents in upstate New York are not buying what doctors are telling them about the cause of tics and twitches in a cluster of Le Roy residents. Some are convinced that toxic chemicals are to blame. Who's right? Who's wrong? Dr. Drew and his guests separate fact from fiction. Learn how you can find out about what's in your area's water and air!<br/><br/> And we'll discuss the Planned Parenthood funding controversy. Is there a clash between politics and private health matters?<br/><br/> </div> <div class="more-info"> <a href="/web/20130131034348/http://www.hlntv.com/article/2012/02/03/tonight-your-town-toxic-contamination-controversy-grows-ny-plus-jessica-alba" class="blog-read-more">Read More</a> </div> <div class="blog-post-tags"> <span class="tags-label">Filed under:  </span> <a href="/web/20130131034348/http://www.hlntv.com/shows/dr-drew/tags/illness">Illness</a>, <a href="/web/20130131034348/http://www.hlntv.com/shows/dr-drew/tags/medical%20mystery">Medical mystery</a> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="blog-post clear-fix media_18417" id="node-18417"> <div class="node-inner node-detail"> <div class="padding-all-20 blog-post-content clear-fix"> <h2 class="blog-title"><a href="/web/20130131034348/http://www.hlntv.com/video/2012/02/03/medical-mystery-gas-being-extracted-fracking">Medical mystery: Is gas being extracted by fracking?</a></h2> <span class="submitted padding-tb"><div class="author">By <span class="author-name">HLNtv.com Staff</span></div><div class="timestamp">updated 12:00 PM EST, Fri February 03, 2012</div></span> <div class="blog-content"> The call for answers grows louder in Upstate New York. Why is a cluster of people in the town of Le Roy suffering from twitches and tics.<br/><br/> A new question is being raised: Is gas being extracted using a technique called fracking?<br/><br/> </div> <div class="more-info"> <a href="/web/20130131034348/http://www.hlntv.com/video/2012/02/03/medical-mystery-gas-being-extracted-fracking" class="blog-read-more">Read More</a> </div> <div class="blog-post-tags"> <span class="tags-label">Filed under:  </span> <a href="/web/20130131034348/http://www.hlntv.com/shows/dr-drew/tags/illness">Illness</a>, <a href="/web/20130131034348/http://www.hlntv.com/shows/dr-drew/tags/medical%20mystery">Medical mystery</a> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="blog-post clear-fix textarticle_18415" id="node-18415"> <div class="node-inner node-detail"> <div class="padding-all-20 blog-post-content clear-fix"> <h2 class="blog-title"><a href="/web/20130131034348/http://www.hlntv.com/article/2012/02/02/new-york-medical-mystery-timeline">New York Medical Mystery: The Timeline</a></h2> <span class="submitted padding-tb"><div class="author">By <span class="author-name">HLNtv.com Staff</span></div><div class="timestamp">updated 12:00 PM EST, Thu February 02, 2012</div></span> <div class="blog-content"> Several people from Le Roy, N.Y., continue to suffer from an illness that’s causing uncontrollable twitching and outbursts.<br/><br/> Numerous events that may or may not be linked have taken place in the area over time. Here are just some of them:<br/><br/> </div> <div class="more-info"> <a href="/web/20130131034348/http://www.hlntv.com/article/2012/02/02/new-york-medical-mystery-timeline" class="blog-read-more">Read More</a> </div> <div class="blog-post-tags"> <span class="tags-label">Filed under:  </span> <a href="/web/20130131034348/http://www.hlntv.com/shows/dr-drew/tags/illness">Illness</a>, <a href="/web/20130131034348/http://www.hlntv.com/shows/dr-drew/tags/medical%20mystery">Medical mystery</a> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="blog-post clear-fix media_18407" id="node-18407"> <div class="node-inner node-detail"> <div class="padding-all-20 blog-post-content clear-fix"> <h2 class="blog-title"><a href="/web/20130131034348/http://www.hlntv.com/video/2012/02/02/controversy-over-le-roy-gas-wells">Controversy over Le Roy gas wells</a></h2> <span class="submitted padding-tb"><div class="author">By <span class="author-name">HLNtv.com Staff</span></div><div class="timestamp">updated 12:00 PM EST, Thu February 02, 2012</div></span> <div class="blog-content"> The Le Roy Central School District has its own natural gas wells that supply the schools with fuel for heating and other purpose. The wells allegedly use a controversial technique called fracking. Dr. Drew takes a closer look.<br/><br/> </div> <div class="more-info"> </div> <div class="blog-post-tags"> <span class="tags-label">Filed under:  </span> <a href="/web/20130131034348/http://www.hlntv.com/shows/dr-drew/tags/illness">Illness</a>, <a href="/web/20130131034348/http://www.hlntv.com/shows/dr-drew/tags/medical%20mystery">Medical mystery</a> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="blog-post clear-fix media_18409" id="node-18409"> <div class="node-inner node-detail"> <div class="padding-all-20 blog-post-content clear-fix"> <h2 class="blog-title"><a href="/web/20130131034348/http://www.hlntv.com/video/2012/02/02/le-roy-superintendent-releases-bold-statement-brockovich-associate-strikes-back">Le Roy superintendent releases bold statement; Brockovich associate strikes back</a></h2> <span class="submitted padding-tb"><div class="author">By <span class="author-name">HLNtv.com Staff</span></div><div class="timestamp">updated 12:00 PM EST, Thu February 02, 2012</div></span> <div class="blog-content"> The superintendent of the Le Roy Central School District released a “letter to the community” Tuesday that left Erin Brockovich associate and environmental investigator Bob Bowcock with a strong response of his own.<br/><br/> A portion of Cox’s statement reads:<br/><br/> </div> <div class="more-info"> <a href="/web/20130131034348/http://www.hlntv.com/video/2012/02/02/le-roy-superintendent-releases-bold-statement-brockovich-associate-strikes-back" class="blog-read-more">Read More</a> </div> <div class="blog-post-tags"> <span class="tags-label">Filed under:  </span> <a href="/web/20130131034348/http://www.hlntv.com/shows/dr-drew/tags/illness">Illness</a>, <a href="/web/20130131034348/http://www.hlntv.com/shows/dr-drew/tags/medical%20mystery">Medical mystery</a> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="blog-post clear-fix textarticle_18405" id="node-18405"> <div class="node-inner node-detail"> <div class="padding-all-20 blog-post-content clear-fix"> <h2 class="blog-title"><a href="/web/20130131034348/http://www.hlntv.com/article/2012/02/01/tonight-school-center-medical-mystery-calls-attention-distraction">Tonight: School at center of medical mystery calls attention a "distraction"</a></h2> <span class="submitted padding-tb"><div class="author">By <span class="author-name">HLNtv.com Staff</span></div><div class="timestamp">updated 12:00 PM EST, Wed February 01, 2012</div></span> <div class="blog-content"> Officials at Le Roy Junior-Senior High School are angry over media coverage of the case that has the country focused on their community. They say they have been responsible in dealing with the behavior of, and reaction to, more than a dozen teen students believed by physicians to have "conversion disorder". 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