BAHS will endeavour to keep you up to date with the latest news and information regarding the world of HS, including research, events, and of course BAHS. Please check this page regularly for updates, and if you feel we have missed out on some important news and events, please let us know.

September 2009

A special thank you to Elle Golby from Normanton Freeston Business and Enterprise College for her efforts in raising £111 by a raffle for HS.

September 2009

BAHS launches the HS Support Team (HSST) enabling qualified medical support for patients, doctors and BAHS.

September 2009

A partnership has been formed with Envirocharities, part of the Eazyfone group, enabling easy and secure donation through mobile phone recycling.

September 2009

We become members of the fundraising standards board, allowing our supporters to give with confidence.

September 2009

Our Appreciation goes out to Liverpool FC, Blackburn Rovers FC, F1 team Red Bull, Mr James May, Barbara Windsor and Sir Stirling Moss for their generosity.

August 2009

We are interviewed on TippFm, providing information on HS for County Tipperary, Ireland.

March 2009

We are interviewed for the Kent Messenger and Medway Extra newspapers, and on KMFM radio station.

March 2009

BAHS accepted as a member of the Skin Care Campaign.

February 2009

The British Association for Hidradenitis Suppurativa becomes a UK Registered Charity, no.1128167

January 2009

BAHS is mentioned in the Wakefield Express newspaper, with brief explanation of HS from a sufferer.

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The following 2009 Research Papers are available to view:

Hidradenitis suppurativa: a disease with male predominance in Tunisia - PubMed

Clinicopathological Study of 13 Cases of Squamous Cell Carcinoma Complicating Hidradenitis Suppurativa - Karger

Successful Treatment of Recalcitrant Hidradenitis Suppurativa with Adalimumab - Karger

Increased Serum Tumour Necrosis Factor-α in Hidradenitis Suppurativa Patients: Is There a Basis for Treatment with Anti-Tumour Necrosis Factor- Agents? - PubMed

Treatment of Hidradenitis Suppurativa with Tumour Necrosis Factor-α Inhibitors - IngentaConnect

Laser-assisted hair removal: Procedure beneficial for treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa - Dermatology Times

Etanercept proves ineffective for the treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa - Dermatology Times

Hidradenitis suppurativa of the groin treated by radical excision and defect closure by medial thigh lift: aesthetic surgery meets reconstructive surgery. - PubMed

Pulsed dye laser-mediated photodynamic therapy for acne inversa is not successful: A pilot study on four cases - IngentaConnect

Soluble interleukin-2 receptor serum level is a useful marker of hidradenitis suppurativa clinical staging - PubMed

Objective scoring of hidradenitis suppurativa reflecting the role of tobacco smoking and obesity -IngentaConnect

Long-term efficacy of etanercept in hidradenitis suppurativa: results from an open-label phase II prospective trial. - PubMed

Randomized Control Trial for the Treatment of Hidradenitis Suppurativa with a Neodymium-Doped Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Laser - PubMed

Combination therapy with clindamycin and rifampicin for hidradenitis suppurativa: a series of 116 consecutive patients. - PubMed

The effect of combined treatment with oral clindamycin and oral rifampicin in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa. - PubMed

Methyl aminolaevulinate photodynamic therapy for the treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa and pilonidal cysts - IngentaConnect

A prospective clinical trial of open-label etanercept for the treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa - Courtesy of JAAD