Alan Dambach developed tremors that caused his hands to shake uncontrollably. His condition made it difficult to work on his family's tree farm in Fombell, Pa. Ross Mantle for NPR hide caption
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Is it the heat that makes you healthier? Or the chance to chill? bortonia/Getty Images hide caption
If you're having trouble seeing the right side of this plate, you're still an OK person. Really. Jamie Jones/Ikon Images/Getty Images hide caption
You could get the fancy antibacterial soap. Or you could just wash your hands with plain old soap and water. iStockphoto hide caption
Some of the author's favorite foods, like yogurt, just didn't taste good during chemo. iStockphoto.com hide caption
Some of The Salt's most popular posts of 2012 included coffee, pink slime and Downton Abbey. Daniel Acker/Landov; Carnival Film & Television Limited 2011/Masterpiece; Adam Cole/NPR; Robyn Mackenzie/iStockphoto.com; Lass/Getty Images hide caption
Food companies have begun quietly reducing salt in regular foods because low-salt items like these don't sell as well. Mel Evans/AP hide caption
Elizabeth Ball checks her phone while waiting to vote Monday in Bowling Green, Ohio. J.D. Pooley/AP hide caption
Older women on a diet don't need to stop eating out; they just may need to make wiser food choices to keep weight off. iStockphoto.com hide caption
FDA makes it official, banning the chemical BPA from baby bottles and sippy cups. Fabrizio Balestrieri/iStockphoto.com hide caption
Some chicken contains the same antibiotic-resistant E. Coli that's been found to cause recurrent bladder infections. iStockphoto.com hide caption
Haechangkuk, a Korean homestyle soup made with beef broth and bean sprouts, is a favorite hangover cure. John Rose/NPR hide caption
Laurel Fontaine, 16, (left) and her twin sister Heather. When Laurel was 11 years old, she suffered a stroke that destroyed 80 percent of the left side of her brain. The singing therapy helped her regain the ability to speak. Ellen Webber for NPR hide caption