. >> finally michael gottlieb from ucla had seen a number of these patients and he was the first onenoted that their immune system seemed to be compromised. >> it was a striking epidemiologic phenomena. i was pretty sure this was something new and i wanted to get it into print. i was quite struck by it, i clipped it out, put it on my bulletin board and wrote over it, just when things were looking up. >> so far doctors only documented 60 known cases among gay men. it is by no means an epidemic. >> little did we know it was the tip of the iceberg, there was a lot of ice below the surface to come up shortly. >> scientists at the centers for disease control in atlanta released results of a study which shows that the life-style of some male homosexuals has triggered an epidemic. >> bobby campbell of san francisco and billy walker from new york suffer from a newly discovered disease which affects mostly homosexual men. >> our best guest is it is somehow related to the gay life-style. >> i was in the fast lane at one time in terms of the way i lived my life, now i am not. >> researchers kno