PRINCETON, N.J., Feb.

On Monday, the US Supreme Court denied the hearing of an appeal by two publishers of health-care information that argued that obtaining data for commercial purposes is protected by free-speech rights.

Sales of prescription drugs in the United States rose a paltry 1.3 percent last year, as patients sought cheaper generic versions of their medications or went without treatment altogether due to the economic slowdown.

Bentley Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: BNT), a speci

By Karl Stark, The Philadelphia Inquirer Sep. 16--When he worked in New York City as a pharmaceutical sales rep, Shahram Ahari said he would review the prescribing patterns of psychiatrists in his territory every day.