Beauty products are often filled with ingredients that most of us probably don’t recognize ― and can’t even pronounce. While that’s not inherently a bad thing, there is a rising emphasis on clean ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

It's been around since the 1890s, used in skin care and cosmetic products, industry, ceramics, roofing, plastics and paper. Even if you never came into contact with it as a baby or child, chances are ...

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, ...

The potential causative relationship between exposure to cosmetic talc and asbestos-related disease is of particular interest considering recent, high-visibility cases being litigated across the ...

The FDA reexamines asbestos testing for talc powders and cosmetics; elderly patients with HIV have high polypharmacy use; the government issues an emergency use authorization for a coronavirus ...

Talc has been noted for possible inflammation and carcinogenic activity in animal studies going back to a 1993 National Toxicology Program report. More recently, a 2019 meta-analysis of 30 human ...

Delaware will receive nearly $5 million from Johnson & Johnson as part of a $700 million national settlement over claims that the pharmaceutical company misled customers regarding the safety of its ...

As many as 3,000 people have alleged that either they or a family member developed forms of ovarian cancer or mesothelioma ...

The plaintiff attorneys leading the multidistrict talc powder litigation against Johnson & Johnson are showing stiff resistance to a proposed settlement that was presented to a New Jersey bankruptcy ...