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Today's Globe: ocean water safety, soft drink sales, fast-track drug
Beachgoers will be told more about whether it's safe to go in the water under a court settlement between environmentalists and the EPA.
Soft drinks accounted for less than a quarter of the beverages sold in schools last year, demonstrating that a voluntary transition toward healthier drinks is working, the beverage industry said yesterday (second item).
Proteon Therapeutics Inc., a privately held Waltham biopharmaceutical company, said it has received fast-track designation for a drug candidate from the Food and Drug Administration. PRT-201 is being investigated for its ability to improve vascular access in patients currently on or being prepared for hemodialysis.
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Elizabeth Cooney is a former
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