Your Health Lifestyles Expo to benefit HIV-AIDS research. WESH NewsChannel 2's Wendy Chioji will host the event which could attract up to 200 health and fitness clubs. The workout benefits research work at the City of Hope Medical Center. City of Hope conducts gene therapy research to find treatments for HIV, AIDS and cancer.
Experts believe that gene therapy has the potential to change the way serious illnesses are treated.
The approach involves treating a range of inherited and acquired diseases at the molecular level. Those who support the workout will help to continue this work, making discoveries that could one day lead to treatment and cures. An estimated 13.0 million people have died from AIDS since the epidemic began. Workout For Hope Web Site Copyright 2000 by NewsChannel2000 . All rights reserved.