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1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Sandee LaMotte, CNN Newsource

   Nearly everything made of plastic could contain high-risk chemicals, study says (opens the original)

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   Nearly 93% of known plastic chemicals used to wrap food and make clothes, toys, and other common household and personal care products pose a high risk to human health, according to a new investigation provided exclusively to CNN. Potential health harms include cancer, genetic changes, and endocrine, reproductive and organ toxicity, said Naima Fenderl, lead author of “Poison Plastics: How Chemicals in Everyday Plastics are Harming Your Health,” released Wednesday. RELATED STORY | New efforts are

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2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Sandee LaMotte, CNN

   Over 90% of common household items contain hazardous plastic chemicals (opens the original)

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   Plastic surrounds most food we eat, exposing us to high-risk chemicals such as PFAS and phthalates. (CNN) — Nearly 93% of known plastic chemicals used to wrap food and make clothes, toys, and other common household and personal care products pose a high risk to human health, according to a new investigation provided exclusively to CNN. Potential health harms include cancer, genetic changes, and endocrine, reproductive and organ toxicity, said Naima Fenderl, lead author of “Poison Plastics: H

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3. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Sandee LaMotte, CNN

   Hollywood plays narcolepsy for laughs. A new report reveals the harm it can cause (opens the original)

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   (CNN) — Candi Wilmot and her 9-year-old daughter Adeline were at the theater watching “Snow White,” the 2025 live-action remake of the beloved 1937 Disney animated classic, when the film suddenly became personal. “It should have been a fun mother-daughter experience, but it wasn’t at all,” said Wilmot, who has type 1 narcolepsy, defined by excessive daytime sleepiness, vivid hallucinations, sleep paralysis and sudden bouts of muscle weakness or paralysis known as cataplexy. “The dw

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4. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Sandee LaMotte

   Even low light during sleep may damage your heart | CNN (opens the original)

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   Even a small amount of light exposure during sleep may change the shape and function of heart muscles, increasing the risk of future heart disease, a new study found. “Light pollution has emerged as a new risk factor for cardiovascular disease,” said senior study author Dr. Lu Qi, the HCA Regents Distinguished Chair and Professor and director of the Tulane University Obesity Research Center in New Orleans. “Our findings, together with evidence from other studies, suggest that reduction of

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5. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Sandee LaMotte, CNN

   The hidden risk to your heart from sleeping in low light (opens the original)

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   (CNN) — Even a small amount of light exposure during sleep may change the shape and function of heart muscles, increasing the risk of future heart disease, a new study found. “Light pollution has emerged as a new risk factor for cardiovascular disease,” said senior study author Dr. Lu Qi, the HCA Regents Distinguished Chair and Professor and director of the Tulane University Obesity Research Center in New Orleans. “Our findings, together with evidence from other studies, suggest that red

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