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Temperature and humidity readings indoors are similar to outdoor levels, according to Brennan's calculations. Moisture is the first thing they look for inside a house. Recent studies have shown that mold spores, which thrive in dampness, are potent allergens and an asthma trigger. Some studies have even shown that they can cause memory loss. Our biggest concern is the roof leak, which took the roofer three shots to fix. "It seems pretty much dried up," Brennan says, running his moisture meter up the wall. "You might have some dead mold back there, but I wouldn't bother ripping...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Families: Mold Busters | 9/4/2000 | See Source »

...general British population, boys outnumber girls at birth 106 to 100, but girls outnumbered boys 100 to 81 among babies born to vegetarian moms in the study. Researchers theorize that a vegetarian diet may stress a woman's body, creating an environment in which the stronger female embryos thrive but males...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Brief: Sep. 4, 2000 | 9/4/2000 | See Source »

...rice as the first modest start of a new green revolution, in which ancient food crops would acquire all manner of useful properties: bananas that wouldn't rot on the way to market; corn that could supply its own fertilizer; wheat that could thrive in drought-ridden soil...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Grains Of Hope | 7/31/2000 | See Source »

...which her grandfather had founded: Artkraft Strauss, known for its innovative Times Square signs--and the giant ball it lowered each New Year's Eve. She hoped to help her father, who had suffered a heart attack shortly after inheriting the business, to develop the company so it could thrive in the coming century. She knew it wouldn't be easy: her dad was irascible, and the place was "crawling with relatives," not all of them productive. Fortunately, she was able turn to an old friend, "a super shrink who encouraged me to accept my own perceptions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business Psychology: A Good Therapist Might Help | 7/17/2000 | See Source »

...computer hacker who can cause millions in damages may seem glamorously intelligent, but he is, in fact, a dangerous terrorist. And in the same way that terrorists enjoy, if not thrive on, media attention, so do hackers. Putting the spotlight on the Love Bug hacker may have allowed him to achieve yet another of his sick objectives. No wonder he loves us! ZINA SHAHILI VALAYDON Rose Hill, Mauritius...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jun. 12, 2000 | 6/12/2000 | See Source »

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