Reports:	An Editor's Note: Health Care Politics Nirav S. Desai The Editor of The Subcontinental explains the 2004 Presidential Candidates stances regarding various health care related issues. Additionally, he explains why the pieces were selected.
Essays:	The SAPHA Papers: Cancer Nadia Islam & Naseem Zojwalla As Part 1 of The Subcontinental's collaboration with the South Asian Public Health Association, Nadia Islam and Naseem Zojwalla research incidents of cancer in South Asian Americans.     The SAPHA Papers: Cardiovascular Disease Susan L. Ivey, Meenakshi Khatta, & Rajesh Vedanthan In the second SAPHA peice, Susan Ivey, Meenakshi Khatta, and Rajesh Vedanthan investigate the impact of American's leading killer on South Asian Americans.     The SAPHA Papers: Mental Health Meera Rastogi & V. Suthakaran In the third SAPHA essay, Meera Rastogi and V. Suthakaran confront mental illness in South Asian Americans. They analyse the unique cultural stresses that afect this community in American as well as those related to the immigrant condition.     The SAPHA Papers: Substance Abuse Shilpa N. Patel In the final contribution from SAPHA, Shilpa Patel studies South Asian American substance abuse. While rates of abuse are lower in South Asian Americans than the American average, it is higher than the community is willing to recognize.     AIDS in India Priya Bery Priya Bery, Director of Policy & Research at the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, explains the AIDS epidemic's effects in India. Further she provides suggestions regarding what Americans can do to help combat the danger.
Articles:	Heeding the Call: Senator Cornyn's Case for Medical Malpractice Reform Sarada Peri Sarada Peri speaks with Senator John Cornyn's office regarding the President's call for medical malpractice liability caps. The junior Senator from Texas recently helped enact similar legistlation in Texas and is taking an active role in federalizing these limits.     Lessons Learned and Unlearned: A Case Study of Medical Malpractice Award Caps in Texas Nimish Desai Nimish Desai, who has worked to oppose the Texas malpractice caps, argues that Texas's examples shows that the nation should not limit malpractice awards.
Book Review:	Suburban Sahibs by S. Mitra Kalita Nirav S. Desai Nirav S. Desai reviews South Asian Journalist Association President and Washington Post Reprter, S. Mitra Kalita's first book.