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ITIS Newsletters

The ITIS Risk Newsletter is written and published for use of health care professionals. Each issue reviews the scientific literature and clinical implications of a specific type of exposure. These Newsletters are provided by ITIS, which is funded by a grant from the Illinois Department of Public Health. Each Risk Newsletter, meant for educational purposes only, summarizes the information available at the time of its creation. While we make reasonable efforts to see that no inaccurate or misleading data is presented, information about birth defects and environmental exposures is rapidly changing. For this reason, patients should always consult their health care provider for updated information and clinical care. If you have further questions regarding the information presented on this website, please contact ITIS or a health care provider in your area.

Below is an archived list of each of the previous issues of the ITIS Risk Newsletter, listed in order by date of publication.

Insecticides
August 1992 

Infections and Vaccinations in Pregnancy: Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Chicken Pox
December 1992 

Epilepsy and Antiepileptic Medications in Pregnancy
March 1993 

Non-Prescription Allergy Medications and Inhalers
June 1993 

Diabetes and Pregnancy
September 1993 

Radiation and Pregnancy
December 1993 

Contraceptive Exposure and Pregnancy
March 1994 

Alcohol and Pregnancy
June 1994 

Cytomegalomvirus, Toxoplasmosis, and Parvovirus B19 and Pregnancy
September 1994 

Affective Disorders and Lithium Use During Pregnancy
December 1994 

Organic Solvents and Pregnancy
March 1995 

Lead Exposure in Pregnancy
March 1995 

Carbon Monoxide and Pregnancy
June 1995 

Antibiotics and Pregnancy
June 1995 

Benzodiazepines and Pregnancy
September 1995 

Non-narcotic Analgesics and Pregnancy
September 1995 

Paint and Pregnancy
December 1995 

Fluoxetine and Pregnancy
December 1995 

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors and Pregnancy
March 1996 

Vitamin A and Pregnancy
March 1996 

Clomiphene Citrate (CLOMID) and Pregnancy
June 1996 

Calcium Channel Blockers and Pregnancy
September 1996 

Gulf War Syndrome and Pregnancy
December 1996 

Thyroid Disease and Pregnancy
April 1997 

Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Pregnancy
April 1997 

Hyperthermia and Pregnancy
June 1997 

Sexually Transmitted Disease and Pregnancy
June 1997 

Caffeine and Pregnancy
October 1997 

Thalidomide
December 1997 

Smoking and Pregnancy
March 1998 

Cocaine and Pregnancy
June 1998 

Migraine Headache and Pregnancy
August 1998 

Cancer, Chemotherapy, and Pregnancy
October 1998 

Travel and Pregnancy
December 1998 

Over the Counter Cold Medications in Pregnancy
December 1998 

Update: Prozac (fluoxetine) and other selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
March 1999 

Update: Benzodiazepines in Pregnancy
June 1999 

Gastroesophogeal Reflux (GERD) Medications in Pregnancy
June 1999 

Surgery and Pregnancy
February 2000 

Acne and Pregnancy
February 2000 

Corticosteroids in Pregnancy
May 2000 

Antifungals
September 2000 

The Effects of Hallucinogen Use During Pregnancy
October 2000 

Updates Presented at the Organization of Teratology Services, 14th Annual Conference 2001
January 2001 

The Treatment of Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy (NVP)
February 2001 

Mercury Exposure and Pregnancy
December 2001 

Asthma and Pregnancy
February 2002 

Organ Transplantation and Pregnancy
March 2002 

Malaria Prevention & Pregnancy
September 2002 

Crohn’s Disease in Pregnancy
October 2002 

Toxoplasmosis Update
December 2003 

Influenza, Vaccination, and Pregnancy
March 2004 

Common Summertime Exposures During Pregnancy
June 2004 

The New Antiepileptic Drugs and Pregnancy
August 2004 

The Newer SSRI Anti-Depressants and Pregnancy
April 2005 

Update on Proton Pump Inhibitors During Pregnancy
May 2005 

Methylmercury and Pregnancy
July 2005 

Paternal exposure to chemotherapy
September 2005 

Organic Solvents During Pregnancy: An Update on Occupational Exposure
January 2006 

Neonatal Complications Associated with Late Pregnancy Use of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
April 2006 

Second generation antihistamines and pregnancy
July 2007