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New trials to "nuke" HI virus

    JOHANNESBURG

    A South African medical school is set to begin HIV-AIDS treatment trials using electro-magnetic technology, the South African Press Association (SAPA) reported on Thursday.

    Professors at the Nelson Mandela Medical School in the port city of Durban said respondents would be exposed to intense electro-magnetic emissions similar to those coming from microwaves and computers.

    The university's head of medicine, Professor Umesh Lalloo said the trials are based on the probability that electro-magnetic frequency would causes a break in the viral genome.

    "The patient would sit in a room for some time and absorb these emissions. Tests would then be done to determine the effect it had on the virus," Lalloo, said.

    Hivex Limited, a local medical technology company said the treatment was created by Russian scientists and had never before been tested in a controlled scientific environment.

    The clinical trials, which will begin next week, will involve 360 people living with HIV and span a period of six months.

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