A pig heart at the University of Minnesota continues to beat hours after being infused with a synthetic version of bear-bile acid ... also knew that Chinese medicine had many herbal treatments ...

Metabolic derangements and reduced survival of bile-extracted Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus ... Combining data from consumers and traditional medicine practitioners to provide a more complete ...

primarily to house Asiatic black bears rescued from bear-bile farming. Although Vietnam outlawed bear-bile extraction in 2005, many farms continue to operate illegally. The bile is used as a ...