I always throw my change in those little containers at the grocery store check-outs.
About the cure... last time I heard they were "close". Had some great results from testing on birds and mice. Had even started a research project on humans a couple years back with positive results, but the project got delayed because of FDA hold-ups.
Gene therapy will probably lead to the cure. From what I understand, they already know how to correct the defective genes, but the "transportation" is a huge problem.