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

Researchers estimate that exposure to phthalates contributes to 13 percent of all heart disease deaths in people between 55 and 64 years old each year.

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

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

A new study links chemicals found in plastic to cardiovascular disease, potentially associated with around 350,000 heart ...

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

A global study estimates that exposure to the plastic additive DEHP caused over 356,000 heart disease deaths in 2018, with ...

A growing body of research suggests that plastics (such as the takeout container kind) and chemicals used to create them, ...

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 Lancet study links DEHP in plastics to heart attack deaths, with India accounting for nearly a third of global fatalities.

Evidence is accumulating that microplastics found nearly everywhere are also invading our bodies. What should you do?

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 in the ...