Diana Benzaia




 

An Editor Reports:
Tough assignments that require imagination as well as masterful, in-depth reporting always brought Diana’s name to the top of the assigning list. She can be counted on to find a timely angle to the story and the best expert sources. And, she never missed a deadline!

Dianne Partie Lange
Former Health Director,
SELF
Former Editor-in-Chief,
HEALTH




CONSUMER MAGAZINES

I have written more than 100 articles for major consumer magazines and newspapers.

Columnist

Authored "Dispensary" column (which became "The Medicine Cabinet" when the magazine changed ownership in 2001) in magazine from 1998 to 2002, covering drugs such as anti-fungals, ACE inhibitors, bladder control agents, flu fighters, NSAIDs, and antidepressants.

Selected Consumer Articles

Since I hold the copyrights, most of these articles are available for reprinting - with updating, of course. Email me if you would like to see the original.

MDMinute
MDminute is the overall title for a new series of condition-specific magazines being distributed in doctors' waiting rooms. I write for MDminute Diabetes.
The Heart Connection, Issue 1, 2007
A New Handle on Type 2, Issue 1, 2007
Sexual Healing: For Women, A Surprising Obstacle, Issue 1, 2007
A Type 1 Clue in Infancy, Issue 1, 2007
Rx: Gymnasium, Issue 1, 2007


Bad Breaks: Save Your Locks– Avoid These Hairdo Don'ts, August 2006

Remedy
Arthritis 2000: The Revolution Begins, Mar/Apr 2000
Does "The Arthritis Cure" Work?, Sep/Oct 1997
The Remedy Report: Arthritis in America, May/Jun 1996
Special Remedy Survey: Would You Call Dr. Kevorkian?, Sep/Oct 1996
Resetting Father Time's Clock, Sep/Oct 1995
The Heart Problem Too Many Doctors Mistreat, Feb/Mar 1994
Ending "Endless" Menopause, Apr/May 1993
Are Lasers the Answer for Clearing Arteries?, Jul/Aug 1992
Saving Men from Prostate Surgery,Sep/Oct 1992
Doctor Hope, Nov/Dec 1992

Consumers Digest
Complete Guide to Quality Long-Term Health Care, Nov/Dec 1990
New Ways to Fight Allergies, May/Jun 1989
New Lifesaving Ways to Control Your Blood Pressure, Jan/Feb 1988
New Ways to Treat Hearing Loss, May/Jun 1988
The `Lifestyle' Disease Only You Can Prevent, May/Jun 1986
Cosmetic Surgery: What it Costs, What it Can Do, Jul/Aug 1986
New Live-Longer Ways to Fight Cholesterol, Jul/Aug 1987

Saturday Evening Post
Hold on to Your Hearing - Part 1, Jan/Feb 1989
Help Your Hearing - Part 2, Ma/Apr 1989
A Closer Look at the Cholesterol Controversy, Jan/Feb 1988
New Ways to Control Your Blood Pressure, Jul/Aug 1988
The Diabetes Heart Disease Connection, Oct 1988
Don't Take Bone Loss Sitting Down, Nov 1988
Walk Away from Heart Attacks, Dec 1988

Self
Casualties of the Aerobics Age, Aug 1988
You Body's Late-Night Health Alerts, Sep 1988
Self-doctoring, Mar 1987
Menstrual to muscle cramps, Mar 1987
Making Ob-Gyn Visits Easier On You, Sep 1986
Making Pain Plain to Your Doctor, Sep 1986
Mysterious Weight, Health, Mood Swings, Nov 1986
Itches - From Tickles to Tortures, Feb 1985
Something in Your Eye?, Apr 1985
Bugs that Creep Under Your Skin, Aug 1985
Surgery that Rebuilds the Breast, Sep 1985
Bad-Start Mornings, Sep 1985
Arthritis-Not Just for Old Folks, Mar 1984
Worry - and Other Warts, May 1984
Summer Skin Invaders, July 1984
Dizziness - Just a Spell or Serious Symptom?, Nov 1984
Blood Highs and Lows, Sep 1983
How Scent Stirs Past & Present Feelings, Dec 1983
Sight-Solver Exercises, Aug 1982
When Sex Hits You in the Eyes, Dec 1982

McCalls
The Revolution in Diabetes Care, Oct 1989


Family Circle
Winter Miseries-And Ways to Ease Them, Jan 1987

Health
Is It Lyme Disease?, Jun 1989
Cholesterol Phobia, Dec 1988
Pick of the Nit-Pickers, Dec 1985

Harper's Bazaar
The Sensational Fresh Fruit Diet, Jul 1985
Allergy Alert: Our $1 Billion-a-Year Itch, Sep 1985
7 Office Headaches You Can Avoid, Mar 1984
The Firm Fanny Diet, Jun 1984
Wake Up Your Sex Life, May 1983
Thin-at-Last: How to Lose the Last 10 Pounds, Jul 1983
Saunas: The Ultimate Relaxation, Dec 1983
Today's Care for Tomorrow's Skin, Mar 1982
Your First Face-Lift: What Can Go Wrong, Sep 1982
White Wine Diet, Dec 1982

Prime Times
Sleep Apnea May Threaten All Age Groups, Spring 1984
Folk Medicine That Works, Fall 1984
The Getting of Life, Spring 1983
Emotional Insurance, Fall 1983
How to Cut Health Care Costs - Safely, Spring 1982
Traveling America in Good Health, Fall 1982
How to Get What You Want from Your Doctor, Winter 1982

Sunday Woman
Now Hear This, Jan 1982
The Oriental Way to Fitness, Jan 1982
Women and Ulcers, Mar 1982

Rx Being Well
Choosing a Health Club, Jan/Feb 1985
10 Tips on Cutting Health-Care Costs Without Compromising Health Needs, Jan/Feb 1984
No More Silent Treatment for Stuttering, Jan/Feb 1984
Miracles of Reconstructive Surgery, July/August 1984

Professional Articles

Bylined and ghosted articles have appeared in:

American Druggist
Breath
Computer News for Physicians
Diabetes Spectrum
Hospitals
In Vivo - The Business and Medicine Report
Pharmacy Times
Publishers Weekly
Sports Injury
Wholesale Drugs


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