A roundup of bite-sized health news from around the web.
In pain? Blame your jeans: What you wear, from shirts and ties to belts and high heels, can cause serious health issues. What clothes are the culprit? Check the list. (Wall Street Journal)
Seat warmers burn bums: That warm, toasty feeling your car's seat warmer gives you? It's not always a good thing. Seat warmers can cause a skin condition that leaves one's backside with lesions, pain and itchiness, among other symptoms. (MSNBC)
Men's Y chromosome is shrinking: The Y and X chromosomes once shared roughly 800 genes, but now the Y carries just 19 of its original genes, as well as the one that determines a baby will be male. So much DNA has been lost that the chromosome is a fraction of its original size. (New York Times)
A heart attack without chest pain: Women who are hospitalized for a heart attack are less likely to experience chest pain and are more likely to die than men the same age. (LiveWellNebraska)
A match made in fast-food heaven: Like Taco Bell? How about Doritos? The two are joining forces on March 8 to unveil a taco that subs its normal corn taco shell for a Doritos shell. Nutritional information has not been released, but needless to say, it's unlikely to make their fresco menu. (Huffington Post)
VIDEO: A New York school district pays for its teachers' plastic surgery, including liposuction and face lifts. The district spent nearly $6 million of its taxpayers' dollars on nip and tuck procedures last year, despite being $42 million in the hole. Watch the coverage below. (CNN)
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