The average young adult multi-tasks when doing homework on the Internet and with print sources, while the TV is in the background and IM iis used n the foreground.  The Statistical Abstract of the United States 2007, published annually by the U.S. Census Bureau finds this year, the average American will spend 3,518 hours (nearly five months) watching TV, surfing the Internet, listening to the radio and reading. 

Business research corporate information is often requested by companies and individuals alike.  Business research can bring to light information of value; some of these sites are free (and not always maintained on a regular basis) but are plentiful.  A free business information resource may evolve into a fee-based resource, but rarely the other way around.  Select business websites:

* http://www.10kwizard.com - this database contains annual reports and other Securities and Exchange Commission filings for all publicly traded US companies since 1994. 

* http://www.corporateinformation.com -- industry specialists who follow and analyze the developments that impact a company's or industry's future write these reports.

On to medical/health information:  there's enough information in the National Library of Medicine site to keep one busy for a long, long time. Fully 13 million references to journal articles from 4,800 worldwide health science journals are cited back to the 1950's.  Go to www.nlm.nih.gov to see for yourself.  Medline Plus includes clinical trials, MEDLINE searches, drug information, dictionaries, directories, news and a Spanish-language version too.  ToxNet is an extensive collection of information covering the effects of drugs and other chemicals on humans.  See http://www.toxnet.nlm.nih.gov.