The Schist Disk is often dismissed as ceremonial or decorative. A firsthand account from inside the Cairo Museum offers a very different perspective. The explanation suggests a practical function ...

A Baltimore jury ordered Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries to pay over $1.5 billion to a woman who claimed decades of exposure to asbestos in the company’s talc-based products caused her ...

A Ramsey County jury on Friday awarded $65.5 million to a Minnesota woman who says her mesothelioma was caused by Johnson & Johnson talc products. Anna Jean Houghton Carley, 37, argued in court the ...

Plaintiff Anna Carley alleged that her lifetime exposure to asbestos-containing cosmetic talc products, including Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder, caused her to mesothelioma diagnosis. The verdict, ...

Talc is a naturally occurring, soft silicate mineral that is mined from the earth. Its chemical name is hydrous magnesium silicate. In finely powdered form, talc absorbs moisture well and helps cut ...

Asbestos contamination in talc products is a complicated topic. Since the monumental Johnson & Johnson lawsuits over the years (which resulted in historic payouts: $4.96 billion to a group of 22 women ...

The FDA withdrew a proposal requiring manufacturers to test for asbestos in makeup containing talc. But there are ways to protect yourself. The FDA’s withdrawal of a proposed asbestos-testing rule ...

The decision surprised health advocates, who have pushed for stronger oversight. HealthDay News — Talc-based makeup and powders will not go through new asbestos testing requirements after the US Food ...

Talc-based makeup and powders will not go through new asbestos testing requirements after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration chose to pull back a proposed rule last week. The decision surprised ...

The Food and Drug Administration has withdrawn a proposed rule that would have required makeup manufacturers to test talcum powder and cosmetics made with talc for traces of asbestos, a highly ...

The agency said it planned to craft a more comprehensive rule, but the move alarmed public health advocates, who have long worked to eliminate asbestos in consumer products. By Roni Caryn Rabin The ...