Study fails to link chemical, brain woes
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070927/ap_on_he_me/vaccine_safety"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070926/i/r4091248261.jpg?x=87&y=130&sig=56DLPrzXSqKBYSXXwF8k0w--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="A nurse extracts a vaccine in a file photo. A mercury-based vaccine preservative did not appear to affect language or other similar brain functions in children, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday in the first of a series of studies meant to lay to rest the controversy over thimerosal. REUTERS/Phil Klein" border="0" /></a>AP - A mercury-based preservative once used in many vaccines does not raise the risk of neurological problems in children, concludes a large federal study that researchers say should reassure parents about the safety of shots their kids received a decade or more ago.</p><br clear="all"/>

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