Following the outbreak of the deadly yellow fever in Paraguay, more than 1.27 million residents have now been vaccinated, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has reported. All of Paraguay's 18 departments have received vaccines, with as much as 83 percent of the population in Asuncion, the capital.

According to the last update issued by WHO on Friday, the number of confirmed cases across Paraguay has risen by six to 22. So far the disease has taken the toll of six lives while another 12 suspected cases are under investigation by health authorities

The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has organized the supply of two million doses of yellow fever vaccine to Paraguay as health authorities in the South American country battle a deadly outbreak of the viral disease.

The vaccine doses were obtained from the WHO's International Coordinating Group on Provision of Vaccines, the agency said in an update released today. Brazil has sent 850,000 doses and Peru has dispatched 144,000, adding to the 300,000 that Paraguay already has on reserve

Nexium has been approved for short-term use by the Food and Drug Administration for children aged 1 to 11 who are suffering from gastroesophageal reflux disease.

FDA said Thursday that Nexium, in liquid form and delayed-release capsules, with dosages of 10 mg to or 20 mg was approved for the young children. Earlier, dosages of 20 mg or 40 mg were already approved for those aged 12 to 17

Another student at Bentley College in Massachusetts has been diagnosed with bacterial meningitis, barely five months after a first case was confirmed. The student, who was not identified, has been moved out of an intensive care unit and is recuperating.

Michelle Walsh, a Bentley College spokeswoman said that the school was very aggressive in tracking down anyone who had close contact with the sick student and about 200 students were given antibiotics as a precautionary measure

Health authorities in Uganda have declared the Ebola hemorrhagic fever outbreak in the country is over.

According to a World Health Organization statement Thursday, the last person in Uganda infected by the deadly virus was discharged from a hospital on Jan. 8. No incident of the disease occurred after that date or after 42 days, which is twice the maximum Ebola incubation period of 21 days