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Inspired by: FP7 » Increase of allergies and autoimmune diseases

version: 2 / updated: 2009-11-26
id: #393 / version id: #14
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Originally submitted by: Cornelia Daheim
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Source of inspiration

European Commission Framework Programme for RTD (FP7)

Theme/activity of inspiration

Theme 1 - Health

Sub-theme/area of inspiration

Transnational research on other major diseases: cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes/obesity, rare diseases, etc.

Signal's headline

(max. 9 words)

Increase of allergies and autoimmune diseases

Signal's description

(approx. 150 words)

Please describe the Weak Signal (approx. 150 words)

The number of people - especially children - that have to deal with different kinds of allergies and autoimmune diseases increases. Besides an increasing refusal of chemical products, there is also a greater demand for improved medicine and low prices of high-quality pharmaceuticals.

Keywords

allergies, diseases, pharmaceuticals, chemical products, autoimmune diseases

Signal's first apperance

before 2000

Signal's potential evolution

It could lead to...

	issue	type of issue/development	potential impact on society	timeframe for the issue to become at least 50% probable
#1	A large share of the population is unable to leave their home because of multiple allergies.	discontinuation	mainly harmful	now-2025

Under what assumption the Weak Signal might evolve.

The weak signal might further evolve if nothing is done to prevent it, e.g. through fostering research on high-quality and well-tolerated medicine.

Importance

		please specify
	please select	please specify
Level 4: important for the whole world		The phenomenon is observable all over the world

Progress: 47.92% WWI-WE Version: 2
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