A canadian medical team in ethiopia.

In February 1985, a Canadian medical relief team was established in a northern Ethiopia refugee camp. Volunteer physicians, nurses, and support staff have worked in the camp since February 1985. Their activities range from supervising intensive feeding programs, to controlling infections, to educating patients. About 300-400 patients visit the outpatient clinics daily. Malnutrition, vitamin A and B deficiencies, scurvy, rickets, gastroenteritis, malaria, leprosy, tuberculosis, pneumonia, trachoma and tetanus are commonly seen. The continuing presence of the medical team depends on donations and volunteer participation.

Non-narcotic relief of acute migraine.

While many drugs have recently been found useful in migraine prophylaxis, the abortive treatment of severe acute migraine continues to rest heavily on ergotamines and narcotic analgesics. A small dose of intravenous chlorpromazine may provide an alternative. It is relatively safe, gives exceedingly prompt relief, and has minimal addictive potential.