Johnson & Johnson is willing to pay almost $9 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits alleging that its talcum powder caused cancers, the company announced Apr. 4. The proposal is the latest chapter ...

As day follows night, so did new starch entrepreneurs, such as Gene Staley, an ex-employee of the Royal Baking Powder Company in Chicago. In 1897, after moving to Baltimore, he decided to repackage ...

During the past several years, themed races have become extremely popular. Social media is plastered with pictures of people jumping through fire, running through clouds of colored dust, and even ...

Cornstarch, also called maize starch or corn flour in the U.S., is the starch found in corn grains. It is a fine, white powder made from the endosperm or the starchy part of corn kernels. It's created ...