 Subsequent articles on Tourette's in "Good Housekeeping", "The New York Times" and "Ann Landers" produced an "enormous response, proving that there were many undiagnosed cases of TS across the United States".TS was listed as a rare disorder in the United States Orphan Drug Act of 1983, a law enacted to increase development of medications for conditions which affect small numbers of people.In 1985 pimozide was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of the condition.