Birth-control patch label warns of risk
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060920/ap_on_he_me/birth_control_patch"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060920/capt.8b8d97ac26334bdf94ec4b152d52b3c4.contraceptive_patch_nyol202.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=sH5_XBTu0r2x1XpHVQZIsg--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="The world's first contraceptive patch, made by Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, is shown in this undated file photo. The Food and Drug Administration said it has updated the label on the Ortho Evra birth-control patch to reflect the results of one study that found women using the patch faced twice the risk of blood clots than did women on the pill. (AP Photo/Johnson & Johnson)" border="0" /></a>AP - Women were warned Wednesday that their risk of blood clots in the legs and lungs may be higher if they use the birth-control patch instead of the pill.</p><br clear="all"/>