Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS
Table of Contents, Winter 2002

Features

• Letter From the Editor
  By Leslie Hanna

• Peripheral Neuropathy
  By Liz Highleyman

• Osteonecrosis and HIV Disease
  By Nicholas Cheonis

Departments

• BETA News Briefs
  By Liz Highleyman
  Advertisement
• Drug Watch
  Valganciclovir: A New Treatment for Cytomegalovirus Retinitis
  By Michael Marco

• The Global Epidemic
  Pangaea: The Global AIDS Foundation
  By Leslie Hanna

• Women and HIV
  The Dilemma of Breast Feeding
  By Leslie Hanna

• Open Clinical Trials for HIV/AIDS Treatments
  By Blanca Rivas

Notice

The statements and opinions in BETA are published as an educational resource only, and do not imply recommendation or endorsement by BETA or the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. Always consult a physician before taking any drug or changing a drug regimen.

Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS Editorial Staff: Editor: Leslie Hanna Associate Editor: Nicholas Cheonis Editorial Assistant: Blanca Rivas Copy Editor: Liz Highleyman Design and Production Manager: Paula Fener Associate Director, Treatment Support and Publications: Tim Teeter, R.N. Contributors to this issue: Nicholas Cheonis, Leslie Hanna, Liz Highleyman, Michael Marco, Blanca Rivas Scientific Advisory Committee and Medical Review: David Gilden, Cristina Gruta, Pharm.D., Gregory Pauxtis, M.D., Tim Teeter, R.N. Photography: Photodisc.com, Gustavo Suarez Copyright BETA is published quarterly by the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. Funding provided by private and corporate donations. Copyright © 2002 by the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. All rights reserved. Articles may be reproduced for free distribution with acknowledgment of BETA and the author(s); for other uses, contact the editors. Brief passages may be quoted for review. Library of Congress ISSN 1058-708X. Editorial office and mailing address: P.O. Box 426182 San Francisco, CA 94142-6182 Telephone: (415) 487-8060 Fax: (415) 487-8069 E-mail: beta@sfaf.org URL: www.sfaf.org ©2002 San Francisco AIDS Foundation