In an era where Danica Patrick can contendagainst men in motor sports, Silberman is about to take a big kick forward for female athletes, even if the odds are clearly stacked against her.
The ruling came from a panel of "special masters" who began hearing three test cases in 2007 involving children with autism -- a disorder that their parents contend was triggered by the vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella combined with vaccines containing thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative.