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...five years, sun, rain, termites and fungus can reduce it to pulp. That's why builders were so enthusiastic in the 1970s when the lumber industry introduced pressure-treated boards--ordinary planks and posts injected with an extraordinary preservative known as CCA that can extend the life of wood fivefold, eliminating repairs and saving millions of trees annually. What got less attention at the time is the fact that CCA stands for chromated copper arsenate--a form of arsenic. And that's turned out to be a problem...
...fastest-growing area for Internet spying is the home. SpectorSoft, a leading manufacturer of spyware, at first marketed its products to parents and employers. Sales jumped fivefold, however, when the company changed its pitch to target spouses and romantic partners. "In just one day of running Spector on my home PC, I was able to identify my fiance's true personality," a testimonial on the company's website trumpets. "I found all 17 of his girlfriends...
PROZAC GENERATION In the seven years from 1988 to 1994, the use of antidepressants among kids soared three-to fivefold, according to a study of nearly 1 million youths ages 2 to 19. That's either a lot of unhappy kids (or hyperactive ones, who also use the drug) or a lot of unnecessary prescriptions...
...meats. But, like bison, they are much more expensive than beef. Beef aficionados also claim the big birds tend to be dry and lack the savor of a juicy entrecote. European ostrich farmers are nonetheless ecstatic over their newly thriving business. Some Austrian producers are suddenly facing a fivefold jump in demand. "I'm sold out," says Gerhard Ebner. "I've never known so much public interest in ostrich meat...
...banks have aggressively marketed "callable CDs," longer-term deposits that may be redeemed by the bank--not the holder--after a preset period. Customers, particularly seniors, have bought the CDs, eyeing high interest rates and mistakenly believing they could cash them in at will. Complaints to the SEC grew fivefold last year, and several states, including Texas, Florida and Arizona, are investigating marketing practices...