In 2018, over 350,000 excess heart disease deaths were linked to phthalates. More research is needed to fully understand the chemicals' effects.

Phthalates, which are found in cosmetics, food packaging and other common household plastics, are linked to early death from ...

Researchers estimate that exposure to phthalates contributes to 13 percent of all heart disease deaths in people between 55 ...

Common household chemical found linked to heart disease deaths - India leads in deaths linked to toxic plastic chemicals ...

Researchers at NYU Langone Health discovered that daily exposure to chemicals in common household items could have been a ...

According to researchers, these deaths are a result of exposure to a harmful chemical that is present in shampoos, food ...

Medical and environmental advocates say there are some simple changes that can help people minimize their exposure, including using glass food containers instead of plastic ones.

A new global study has found that daily exposure to a chemical used in many plastic products may be linked to more than ...

DEHP, a plastic-softening chemical ... health risks A new global study has linked a common plastic additive to more than 356,000 deaths from heart disease in 2018, spotlighting the severe health ...

Global exposure to the plastic additive DEHP, a type of phthalate, was associated with over 368,000 heart disease deaths in 2018 among adults aged 55–64, representing more than 10% of global ...

A shocking new study suggests that common chemicals found in a wide range of everyday plastic products may have contributed to 356,238 heart disease deaths ... health hazards linked to the ...

A set of chemicals found in food packaging, plastics, and lotions and shampoos has been linked to hundreds of thousands of deaths from heart disease, according to a study published Tuesday.