Phthalates are a group of chemicals used to make plastics more durable. They are often called plasticizers. Some phthalates are used to help dissolve other materials. Phthalates are in hundreds of ...
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — San Diego cardiothoracic surgeon and one of the American Heart Association’s “Woman of Impact,” Dr. Alexandra Kharazi broke down the latest health study from eBio of Medicine ...
Phthalates are a common ingredient in thousands of products that we use all over our homes, including some surprising sources of phthalates you may have never given a second thought. However, a recent ...
Taking charge of how the environment affects your health is more necessary now than ever, and more possible. That’s because we are increasingly knowledgeable about the negative effects of chemicals in ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images (Getty Images/iStockphoto) There has been a lot of discussion over the past few years about phthalates, aka ...
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In an article entitled “Phthalate Plasticizers Covalently Bound to PVC: Plasticization with Suppressed Migration,” the research group led by Helmut Reinecke, a research scientist at Spain’s ICTP-CSIS ...
Just a few weeks ago, Germany's green party demanded that their government launch an investigation into high levels of dangerous chemicals found in sex toys, which can cause everything from ...
A decade ago, chemical makers saw the writing on the wall. Concerns about the toxicity of phthalates—inexpensive, versatile chemicals that are used to make polyvinyl chloride (PVC) flexible—were ...