Risk of noncommunicable diseases and associated factors in Algerian adolescents (10-19 years old).

Objective: Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are a public health problem and their prevalence is increasing worldwide at an alarming rate. The objective of this study was to assess the predictive factors for NCDs in adolescents.

Material And Methods: The study included adolescents enrolled in public establishments in Constantine (east of Algeria).

Body composition and anthropometric indicators as predictors of blood pressure: a cross-sectional study conducted in young Algerian adults.

Various body indicators are used to predict health risks. However, controversies still exist regarding the best indicators to predict CVD. Using a large number of measurements, our aim was to assess their associations with blood pressure (BP) and to identify the most relevant parameters to be used in health surveillance studies.

Ramadan Fasting and NCDs-Example of the Diabetes.

Although Ramadan lasts only for 1 month each year, it can be accompanied by significant changes in: both energy and nutritional intake; in the diet composition; in the working hours; and the usual way of life. The majority of practitioners consume two meals, one after sunset () and one before dawn (). During this month, it is also an opportunity to share a meal with family and friends, a period of highly intensified socialization.

Rapidly accumulating spontaneous pulmonary hematoma complicating a small parenchymal aneurysm.

A 20-year-old male is presented with hemoptysis since 3 months. Plain chest X-ray and computed tomography (CT) chest at that time showed bilateral hilar shadows. Recent X-ray showed a huge right-sided well-defined opacity.