<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
This Schedule  contains summary  financial  information  extracted from American
Electromedics  Corp.  Form 10-QSB for the period  ended  October 31, 1998 and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<PERIOD-END>                                   OCT-31-1998
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