FDA weighs birth control drug standards
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070124/ap_on_he_me/birth_control_drugs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/net/20070123/capt.6f26c4e3d533d6100b0a0ae115f99590.jpg?x=102&y=130&sig=RTsJrkrzoPVR0s1zwkuu0Q--" align="left" height="130" width="102" alt="**FILE PHOTO** A nurse holds an injectable hormonal contraceptative, top, along with the traditional pill, at a Planned Parenthood of Central New Jersey clinic in Shrewsbury, N.J., March 17, 2004. (AP Photo/Daniel Hulshizer)" border="0" /></a>AP - The government is considering setting higher standards for birth control drugs used by millions, saying that newer pills appear to be less effective at preventing pregnancy than those approved decades ago.</p><br clear="all"/>