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A jury has found what science still has not: A link between baby powder and cancer

May 6, 2016Health

The science is inconclusive, but juries recently decided against Johnson & Johnson in two cases where plaintiffs claimed their ovarian cancer was caused by long-term genital use of baby powder.

Women are suing Johnson & Johnson over talcum powder

May 21, 2015Health

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