Is uric acid an independent predictor of cardiovascular mortality in type 2 diabetes : a population-based study?
In diabetic people, uric acid is associated with components of the metabolic syndrome but it may not be accounted as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular mortality. The increased all-cause mortality risk with higher levels of uric acid might be due to increased neoplastic mortality and deserves future studies.
Omalizumab demonstrated clinical efficacy in the treatment of nasal polyps with comorbid asthma, supporting the importance and functionality of local IgE formation in the airways.