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 ...

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

Key takeaways DEHP, a plastic-softening chemical, may have contributed to 356,000 global heart disease deaths in 2018 NYU ...

Daily exposure to certain chemicals used to manufacture household plastics may be connected to more than 356,000 ...

Our findings add to the vast body of evidence that these chemicals present a tremendous danger to human health,” said Sara ...

The paper linked phthalates, commonly found in plastics, to 350,000 deaths globally. But the data come with caveats.

Daily exposure to certain chemicals used to make plastic household items could be linked to more than 365,000 global deaths ...

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

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

A type of chemical that’s used to make plastic pliable has been linked to heart disease deaths A chemical that's used to make ...

Household plastics -- found in water bottles, food packaging, shampoos and toys -- could be contributing to hundreds of ...