B. Pharm, S.P.E.R, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi Race With Dreams! © 2015-2016 Talcum powder can cause cancer! CANADA IS planning to restrict the use of talc in cosmetics, natural health products and nonprescription drugs. A draft report released by Health Canada, the government department looking after public health, on December 5, 2018, said it found that inhaling loose talc powders can damage the lungs. Using products containing talc in the female genital area, like baby powder, diaper creams and bath bombs is a possible cause of ovarian cancer, the report said. It added that the assessment did not find that ingesting talc in food or drugs or using it in pressed powder cosmetics like eyeshadows and blushes was harmful. The department has asked for comments over the draft findings. In fact, in July 2018, cosmetics manufacturer Johnson & Johnson paid 22 women in the US nearly $4.7 billion in a lawsuit linking baby powder to ovarian cancer. Africa will be sett...
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