While NY State health officials have found no cause for why numerous upstate teens have developed spasms and Tourette's-like tics, many of the girls and their parents insist there must be a reason for the sudden epidemic. Doctors believe it's "mass hysteria," because environmental and infectious factors have been ruled out for the LeRoy, NY teens, but now crusading activist Erin Brockovich is stepping in. more ›

After NY State health officials said there are no known infectious or environmental causes for why numerous teen girls have Tourette's-like tics, victims and their parents appeared on the Today Show to express their frustration. Thera Sanchez, a high school cheerleader whose tics suddenly emerged last fall after taking a nap, said, "I’m very angry. I’m very frustrated. No one’s giving me answers." But one doctor who has treated some of the teens tells Today it's "conversion disorder"—a.k.a., mass hysteria. more ›

Last fall, teen girls at LeRoy High School in upstate NY started exhibiting Tourette's-like symptoms. As WKBW reported, students were "shaking and jerking in their necks and heads. One student, who did not want to be identified, said it started when she woke up from a nap and could not speak because the shaking was so severe." Now, it seems that it was an outbreak of "mass hysteria". more ›

A Tourette's-afflicted woman is suing her brother for kicking her out of a shiva service in 2007, but her brother claims she had to be ejected after saying "F--k the rabbi." Karen Feld filed a $110 million federal lawsuit against her brother—Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus boss Kenneth Feld—after her sibling allegedly had security guards beat her up and kick her out of the memorial for their deceased aunt. more ›