Special master finds in plaintiffs' favor on causation Judge to review recommendations J&J disputes claims; stopped selling talc-based powder in US in 2020 Jan 20 (Reuters) - In a victory for ...

While the International Agency for Research on Cancer only goes as far as to say talc is 'probably' carcinogenic, asbestos found in talc does cause cancer.It's been around since the 1890s, used in ...

A Philadelphia jury held Johnson & Johnson liable after finding its talc-based baby powder contributed to a woman's ovarian cancer death, awarding her family $250,000 in damages over failure-to-warn ...

Hours before Johnson & Johnson revealed strong financial results for 2025 and rosy expectations for this year, the company was hit with a court decision that could negatively impact its defense of ...

Wolinsky is a Chicago-based medical journalist and publisher of The Active Surveillor, a Substack newsletter that covers lower-risk prostate cancer and active surveillance. In 2002, at age 55, I ...

Jan 20 (Reuters) - In a victory for thousands of women suing Johnson & Johnson over claims that the company's baby powder and other talc products caused their ovarian cancer, a court-appointed special ...

Puzzling cancer and Alzheimer's link explored in new study: 'SHORT QUOTE' A new study may help clarify a long-observed link between cancer history and reduced Alzheimer’s risk. The research, published ...

Most types of cancer have become less deadly over time in adults younger than age 50 in the U.S. but colon and rectum cancers continue to cost lives at alarming rates, according to a new report from ...

PARIS, Jan 23 (Reuters) - French investigators are examining the deaths of two infants who had consumed baby formula products that were subject to a precautionary recall earlier this month, the French ...

A small lab-based study suggests that intense exercise may help keep cancer cells from progressing, implying this could also be part of a larger cancer-prevention strategy Intense exercise can spark ...