Talcum powder is commonly found in cosmetics and baby powder but can be contaminated with asbestos, a known carcinogen. Evidence connecting asbestos-free talcum powder to cancer is mixed, although ...

For over 50 years, pharmaceutical firm Johnson and Johnson has knowingly sold talcum powder containing asbestos, according to ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Please help me understand the connection between the use of baby powder or talcum powder and ovarian cancer. I can’t grasp how a product that is applied externally can migrate to the ...

You may add a touch of baby powder on your toddler's skin to soothe a rash, dab some on your face to set your makeup, or dust a bit over your wardrobe or shoes to keep them smelling fresh. Whatever ...

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 ...

A new 33-patient case study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine provides some of the strongest proof yet that exposure to asbestos-tainted talcum powder may cause ...

In 2019, Johnson & Johnson, the makers of the most popular brand of baby powder, faced over 14,000 lawsuits, some claiming its association with increased risk of ovarian cancer, and some claiming its ...

ATLANTA - For 100 years, Americans have been using talcum powder on their skin. Mothers have been applying it to their babies' bottoms for decades. But some researchers say the powder may put some ...

As concerns about baby powder being contaminated with asbestos mount, a new study finds a link between such contamination and a rare and deadly cancer. A group of 33 people developed mesothelioma ...

This article was written for our sponsor, Whitley Law Firm. In 1894, Johnson & Johnson introduced a product made of crushed talc it dubbed "baby powder." For more than a century, people — especially ...