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• U.S. FDA panel split over approval of Durect's non-opioid painkiller January 17, 2020
  The panel members questioned the drug's effectiveness and raised concerns over the nausea, vomiting and bruising at the surgical site experienced by some patients during the studies.
• Govt may impose anti-dumping duty on pharma chemical from China, Saudi Arabia January 17, 2020
  The commerce ministry's investigation arm Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has initiated a probe into an alleged dumping of Dimethyl Formamide from these two countries following a complaint filed by Balaji Amines Ltd on behalf of domestic industry.
• Sepsis linked to 1-in-5 deaths worldwide: Study January 17, 2020
  Sepsis occurs when a person's organs cease to function properly as the result of an out-of-control immune response to infection.
• Significant revolution in the treatment of Congenital Heart Disease: Dr Anil Kumar Singhi January 17, 2020
  In the last two decades, there has been a significant revolution in the diagnosis and the treatment of Congenital Heart Disease. The new ways include fetal cardiology, like diagnosing in the mother's womb.
• New tech may make angioplasty easier, safer January 17, 2020
  It involves ablating the calcium deposition in the artery using sonic waves before putting a stent for improved blood flow.