I just received a reply to my email. Here's what it said:

Hi -

I think they may have gotten things a bit garbled. There was a study that came out last year on the effect of removing kids' tonsils on their attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and their sleep - see http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/2006/sleep.htm for more information.

We also did a press release on an OCD genetics research study last year, that specifically focused on early-onset OCD in kids and teens - see http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/2006/ocd.htm . But that didn't have anything to do with tonsils.

Hope that helps!

Kara

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