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

Previous studies have linked the chemicals to increased risks of obesity, diabetes, hormone and fertility issues, and cancer.

Daily exposure to certain chemicals used to manufacture household plastics may be ... a role in 356,238 global deaths in 2018, or nearly 13.5 percent of heart disease mortality among men and ...

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

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

Phthalate chemical in plastic, food containers, pipes and sprays contributed to 13% of global deaths from heart disease in ...

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

Used to make plastics flexible and durable, phthalates like DEHP leach into food, water, and even the air we breathe.

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

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.

Exposure to certain chemicals used in plastic manufacturing may increase your risk of cardiovascular disease and death. | ...

April 29 (UPI) --Household plastics -- found in ... health data and found "everywhere chemicals" contributed to 368,764 or 13% of all heart disease deaths in 2018, among men and women ages 55 ...