Buying Medical Products Online
Maybe you're considering replacing a trip to the corner drugstore with a click onto the Internet, where you'll find hundreds of websites selling prescription drugs and other health products. How do you know if a site is legitimate? How do you know if the drugs and products you buy online are safe? This site offers information to help you make decisions.

Food Safety from Farm to Table
You can't be too careful with food these days. And it's not just worrying about E.coli and salmonella. All kinds of nasty germs lurk everywhere. This comprehensive gateway collects information from numerous federal agencies. The bottom line is this: food safety is a shared responsibility of government, industry, and you, the consumer.

Child Statistics Online
If you need easy access to government statistics and reports on children and their families, stop here.

Monitoring Local Drinking Water Online
People in Des Moines can monitor, online and in real time, the contaminants in their local drinking water. This demonstration -- sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Monitoring for Public Access and Community Tracking (EMPACT) program -- is a model that can be used by other communities.