Washington, Mar 6: Mobile phones used by hospital workers can be a source of hospital-acquired infections that kill thousands of people every year, say researchers.
These superbugs could easily be transmitted from patient to patient causing potentially fatal infections.
During the study, the team tested the phones of doctors and nurses in hospital operating rooms and intensive care units, and found 95pct were contaminated with bacteria of different types, that may cause infections ranging from relatively minor skin complaints to life-threatening illness.
Pharmaceutical major Pfizer is also in line to help smokers who are trying their best to quit this deadly habit.
According to fresh reports, eight more cases of hepatitis have come to light in Sabarkantha district of Gujarat. 
A miracle cream that claims to wipe out cellulite in just nine minutes will hit UK markets this week.
Recent study revealed that strained marriage affects health of women more adversely as compared to men. Research team led by Nancy Henry of the University of Utah analyzed data collected from 276 couples who had been married for an average of 20 years in which men and women aged between 40 and 70 years. 
