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The article discusses research as of December 2013 showing that dietary supplements sometimes cause liver damage among U.S. patients. It is said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (F.D.A.) only minimally regulates the manufacturers of dietary supplements, with green tea extract pills and other herbal supplements being especially risky.

The article discusses the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's issuance of a warning to consumers regarding the muscle-growth supplement Tri-Methyl Xtreme which is distributed manufacturer Extreme Products Group and has been linked to several cases of severe liver injury.

The article looks at research on the health benefits of the spice Ceylon cinnamon. A study published in "Annals of Family Medicine" found that the spice helped decrease blood glucose in diabetics and reduced cholesterol. A report in "Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry" demonstrated higher levels of the liver-damaging compound coumarin in cassia cinnamon than Ceylon cinnamon, suggesting that Ceylon cinnamon is safer in high doses for medicinal purposes.

The article reports that Jitwahan Mahto, a social science teacher at Pioneer Public School, Sidraul, India, has been shot dead in Namkum, Jharkhand, India. It mentions that pillion-rider of a bike shot at him while Mahto was walking towards his home. It mentions that according to doctors at Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, India, Mahto's liver was badly damaged.

The article reports on an investigation conducted by the U.S. Food & Drugs Administration (FDA) on 32 cases of liver injury in patients taking weight-loss drugs from Roche Holding AG and GlaxoSmithKline PLC. According to the FDA, it received six reports of liver failure between 1999 and 2008 from patients taking orlistat, which is sold by GlaxoSmithKline as Alli and Roche as Xenecal. The probe is still ongoing to determine the corellation between the products and liver injury.