Editor's Note

As in each edition of BETA, the Summer 2003 issue includes a selected listing of enrolling clinical trials. I urge readers not to pass over this section. Clinical research can propel us toward better therapies and an eventual cure, but without study participants there will be little forward movement. Progress depends on large numbers of volunteers of every background and body type. This is especially true of women with HIV, who often do not receive sex-specific care in part because most treatment research has been done in men.

In this issue readers will find a feature article on the variety of tests that are done to monitor the health of people with HIV, as well as a look at non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, an AIDS-defining cancer that can be difficult to treat. Bob Huff demystifies the cost of anti-HIV medication in "Paying for Life". And, as always, our News Briefs column highlights recent developments related to HIV/AIDS at scientific conferences and elsewhere.