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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 teen girls in Le Roy, N.Y. who have been affected by Tourette-like outbursts.

“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.”

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.

Plus, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says they will remove barrels from near a 1970 train derailment spill site.

The call for answers grows louder in Upstate New York. Why is a cluster of people in the village of Le Roy suffering from uncontrollable tics and verbal outbursts?

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.”

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.

A new question is being raised: Is gas being extracted using a technique called fracking?

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.

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.

A portion of Cox’s statement reads:

For the first time, an adult is coming forward, showing the same symptoms as a group of students in Upstate New York who are suffering from Tourette-like outbursts.

Marge Fitzsimmons, 36, says her tics began in October, around the same time as the teens. She was diagnosed with conversion disorder brought on by stress, and in her case, childhood trauma.