Talcum Powder Scare

Another year, another health scare. Consumers’ Association of Penang president S.M. Mohamed Idris said that:

1. Harvard Medical School in Boston studied over 3,000 women and found that those using talcum once a week had a 36% chance of getting ovarian cancer, while those using talcum daily had a 41% chance.
2. Researchers have found talc particles in ovarian tumour and they have also discovered that women with ovarian cancer used talcum powder on their genitals more frequently than healthy women.
3. Talc particles are capable of moving up the reproductive system and becoming embedded in the ovary lining.
4. Talc can cause the baby’s airways to swell and lead to pneumonia, and has been linked to asthma in children. Statistics show that several thousands infants die or become seriously ill each year due to inhalation of baby powder.
5. Consumers should revert to using the traditional ‘bedak sejuk,’ which is made of rice flour or powder made from corn flour.

Don't know what is bedak sejuk (or if loosely translated, cold powder), though. I was thinking of those were you can mix with water and paste it all over the face.

Source: Star Online