When news of HIV/AIDS first emerged in the early 1980s, the nation became gripped with intense concern: an HIV diagnosis was a death sentence. Now, new medicines can keep the virus under control in a person. That said, HIV infection is on the rise in certain populations. In this issue, we explore what the state's leading pharmaceutical companies and healthcare institutions are doing to combat the illness. Among other feature articles, we also explore the $2-billion, 2.3-million square-foot Xanadu shopping and entertainment complex, which is expected to open next August at the Meadowlands sports facility.