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Similarly, in studying the effect of an intense chemotherapeutic regimen for cancer on survival, the type of antibiotic should not change of over time, as new and more effective antibiotics could lower treatment-related mortality irrespective of the efficacy of the anticancer regimen.
The relationship of estrogen exposure to subsequent breast cancer risk has been the subject of much debate and investigation [ 4 ] . The debate is all the more significant because of estrogen's possible role in the prevention of coronary heart disease mortality, hip fracture and osteoporosis [ 5 ] . Three studies were greeted with great enthusiasm because they added a new perspective to the debate, correlating BMD with breast cancer risk.
The mortality rates were 40% in the steroid therapy group and 60% in the standard treatment group.
Of particular interestis the use of carvedilol [ 12 13 14 15 16 ] .Carvedilol is a novel multiple-action neurohormonal antagonist.Its primary activities are nonselective β-adrenoceptor blockade,vasodilatation (mediated through α1-adrenoceptor blockade), andantioxidant activity [ 12 ] . In many clinical studies,carvedilol has been shown to improve left ventricular function andsymptoms in patients with ischemic heart disease or idiopathic dilatedcardiomyopathy [ 13 14 15 16 ] andto dramatically reduce mortality [ 17 ] .However, it remains unclear how carvedilol improves ventricular functionin heart failure.
The tests recommended for use in determining discharge permit compliance in the NPDES program are multi-concentration, or definitive, tests which provide (1) a point estimate of effluent toxicity in terms of an IC25, IC50, or LC50, or (2) a no-observed-effect-concentration (NOEC) defined in terms of mortality, growth, reproduction, and/or teratogenicity and obtained by hypothesis testing.
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