If you used talc as a child, or still use it now, here’s what the science says about the link with cancer. It might not be ...

Talc is not banned in the U.S., but today, many baby powder brands instead use cornstarch, which is used as an absorbent in cosmetics. While cornstarch is likely a safer choice than talc, some experts ...

Major talcum powder verdicts are reshaping corporate liability, public health debates, and mass tort litigation nationwide.

The International Agency for Research on Cancer classified talc as “probably carcinogenic to humans” based on limited human evidence, sufficient animal evidence, and strong mechanistic data, drawing a ...

More than 1,300 Victorians have joined a class action against Johnson & Johnson alleging its talcum powder products left them with ovarian cancer ...

Federal health officials are scrutinizing a mineral—added to some makeup, medications, and foods—that many people have never thought twice about: talc. The JAMA article added that talc remains common, ...

In 1894, Johnson & Johnson introduced a product made of crushed talc it dubbed "baby powder." For more than a century, people — especially women — used this baby powder as an everyday health and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson is facing a major lawsuit over claims that it knowingly sold baby powder contaminated with ...

Federal health officials are scrutinizing a mineral—added to some makeup, medications, and foods—that many people have never thought twice about: talc. In a recent viewpoint article called “Priorities ...