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 ...

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

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

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

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

Daily exposure to certain chemicals used to manufacture household plastics may be connected to more than 356,000 cardiovascular-related deaths in 2018 alone, a new analysis has found. These chemicals, ...

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

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

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

A global modeling study in eBioMedicine links phthalate exposure from plastics, especially DEHP metabolites, to over 356,000 ...