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  2. Adrian Gore - Wikipedia

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    Gore launched Discovery Limited, a medical insurer, in South Africa in 1992. [4] In 1992, Gore raised seed money for Discovery from Laurie Dippenaar, and other funders who founded Rand Merchant Bank. [5] Discovery has since evolved into a diversified and multinational financial services group.

  3. Discovery Limited - Wikipedia

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    Discovery Limited was founded in 1992 by Adrian Gore and Barry Swartzberg. In the same year, RMB Holdings (RMBH) acquired a stake in the business by making Discovery Limited its subsidiary through Momentum Group (now part of MMI Holdings Limited). [ 4 ] In 1998, the Momentum Group became part of First Rand after the merger of the financial ...

  4. Discovery Health - Wikipedia

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    Discovery Health may refer to: Discovery Fit & Health, an American cable television network dedicated to fitness and health, launched in 2011 from a merger of Discovery Health Channel and FitTV. Discovery Health Channel, a former American cable television network which was replaced in 2011 by the OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network and later returned as ...

  5. Robert Gallo - Wikipedia

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    Robert Charles Gallo (/ ˈ ɡ ɑː l oʊ /; born March 23, 1937) is an American biomedical researcher.He is best known for his role in establishing the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as the infectious agent responsible for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and in the development of the HIV blood test, and he has been a major contributor to subsequent HIV research.

  6. History of HIV/AIDS - Wikipedia

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    History of HIV/AIDS. False-color scanning electron micrograph of HIV-1, in green, budding from cultured lymphocyte. AIDS is caused by a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which originated in non-human primates in Central and West Africa. While various sub-groups of the virus acquired human infectivity at different times, the present pandemic ...

  7. HIV/AIDS research - Wikipedia

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    HIV/AIDS research. Scanning electron micrograph of HIV-1, colored green, budding from a cultured lymphocyte. Diagram of HIV. HIV/AIDS research includes all medical research that attempts to prevent, treat, or cure HIV/AIDS, as well as fundamental research about the nature of HIV as an infectious agent and AIDS as the disease caused by HIV.

  8. Zidovudine - Wikipedia

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    Zidovudine (ZDV), also known as azidothymidine (AZT), was the first antiretroviral medication used to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS. It is generally recommended for use in combination with other antiretrovirals. [6] It may be used to prevent mother-to-child spread during birth or after a needlestick injury or other potential exposure. [6]

  9. History of cardiopulmonary resuscitation - Wikipedia

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    History of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The history of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can be traced as far back as the literary works of ancient Egypt (c. 2686 – c. 2181 BC). [1] However, it was not until the 18th century that credible reports of cardiopulmonary resuscitation began to appear in the medical literature.

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