An exothermic reaction occurs when the energy used to break the bonds in the reactants (the starting stuff) is less than the energy released when new bonds are made in the products (the stuff you end up with).
ApivarÂ® (active ingredient: 3.33% amitraz) is a sustained-release plastic strip designed for use in honey bee hives. Honey supers must be removed from hives before undergoing treatment wtih amitraz, and cannot be replaced until 14 days after the strips are removed.
Avastin Â® (bevacizumab) is used with chemotherapy to treat 2 different types of recurrent ovarian cancer: platinum-sensitive and platinum-resistant. Avastin, in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel or in combination with carboplatin and gemcitabine, followed by Avastin as a single agent, is approved to treat platinum-sensitive reccurent epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer.