Thousands of people in the UK claim that using talcum powder has given them cancer and are suing the manufacturer of Johnson’s baby powder. The product has been used for decades, for babies and people ...

During the sweaty monsoon season, using talcum powder is relieving. Talcum powder is mad from talc, which is a mineral made up of elements like silicon, oxygen and magnesium. It reduces sweatiness and ...

A 43-year-old man claimed a lifelong use of talc products led to his illness and a Minnesota jury agreed, awarding him and ...

CHICAGO -- Johnson & Johnson is trying once again to use the bankruptcy courts to settle tens of thousands of cases that claim its talc products cause cancer. The pharmaceutical company is now willing ...

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 ...

Recent high-profile court cases have raised concerns that women who use talc-based powder around their genital area may be at a risk for ovarian cancer, but a new study says that might not be the case ...

Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $4.7bn (£3.6bn) in damages to 22 women who claim that asbestos in the pharmaceutical giant’s talcum powder products caused them to develop ovarian cancer.

Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. A new 33-patient case study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine provides some of the strongest ...

Baby powder is as common as diapers. But is it really safe? Leading baby powder manufacturer Johnson & Johnson announced Tuesday that it would voluntarily discontinue sales of talc-based baby powder ...