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Research Looks at Traditional South African Herb for HIV Treatment

Kathy Goggin, third from left, of UMKC's psychology department, visiting with traditional healers at a South African Makhosi practice.
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Kathy Goggin, third from left, of UMKC's psychology department, visiting with traditional healers at a South African Makhosi practice.

By Kelley Weiss

Kansas City, MO – The University of Missouri is working with a team of researchers in South Africa on one of the first scientific studies of using a native herb to treat HIV. A branch of the National Institutes of Health is funding much of the research and Kathy Goggin, of UMKC, is a co-investigator for this project. She just returned from a trip to South Africa and talked with KCUR's Kelley Weiss about her work.

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