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• n  a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats

• Bear bile is prized in traditional Chinese medicine for a number of qualities ranging from cancer and cirrhosis cures to aphrodisiacs, but its trade and production is jeopardizing .
• Carter's went on to claim that the increased liver bile would enable the pill-taker to overeat and overindulge in "good times" without morning-after regrets, to wake up "clear .
• Bile consists of a delicately balanced solution of cholesterol, bile acids and fatty substances.

• gall

News & Articles

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• Good news, bad news for Cook stent business
  While Bloomington-based medical-device maker won approval for new bile duct stent, it has recalled its hot-selling arterial stent from all global markets.
  June 11, 2013 - Indianapolis Business Journal
• News: Sharon Jones of the Dap-Kings Fights Stage 1 Cancer
  Female front woman Sharon Jones, of the Dap-Kings, was recently diagnosed with stage 1 bile duct cancer.
  June 11, 2013 - Singersroom
• China bear bile company quits IPO bid after outcry
  BEIJING (AP) — Animal-rights activists in China are claiming a rare victory after a company that raises bears to extract bile from their gall bladders withdrew its application for a public listing, although the company hasn't said why it pulled back.
  June 6, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News

Quotes

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• Alice Cooper in Starpulse.com (blog)
  Remember the moment he decided to quit, Cooper tells Mojo magazine, "I was throwing up blood. That was kind of my first clue. That's not a good thing. Pop adds: It was green stuff for me. It was bile."
• Calvin Ayre in Bodog Beat
  It is simply unimaginable, and completely unnecessary, especially considering that today the bile can be replaced with many alternatives that don't involve the suffering of bears,says Calvin Ayre, who was recently selected as one of a handful...
• Sir Clive Woodward in Sportinglife.com
  And as for the criticism that has been levelled at him, Woodward added: "Sometimes, I am a little bit amazed at the amount vitriol and bile that comes your way, and you don't forget what certain people say, especially when you are down. But it is...