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Girls With Mystery 'Tic' Illness Getting Better

Neal Colgrass — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:45:05 CST

Two teenaged girls have recovered and three others are getting better after a mystery illness broke out in small-town New York state, WHEC-TV reports. A Buffalo doctor revealed the good news this week, saying her mix of medication, psychological help, and behavior modification helped girls suffering from strange verbal and...

Erin Brockovich Probes Teen Illness Mystery

Matt Cantor — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:49:42 CST

A handful of teens at a New York state high school are suffering from a mysterious illness—and Erin Brockovich is on the case. Some 15 Le Roy teens, mostly girls, have displayed facial and verbal tics, including sudden outbursts, USA Today reports; the environmental activist is investigating a possible...

Erin Brockovich Carcinogen Runs Rampant in US Tap Water

Mark Russell — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 07:01:05 CST

Those who thought Erin Brockovich was just a decent movie might want to check their drinking water: An environmental group has found the probable carcinogen featured in the film in the tap water of 31 of 35 US cities it analyzed—the first such study of hexavalent chromium to be...