The newly launched Laser Sweat Ablation service guarantees to finish the embarrassing problem, called axillary hyperhidrosis, that affects over 300-million people in UK.

Surgeon Mark Whiteley, who pioneered keyhole surgery to remove varicose veins ten years back, launched the treatment.

His newest procedure consists of a local anaesthetic under the arms, accompanied by a laser that kills the sweat glands permanently before the treated tissue get removed using a suction method.

Pharmaceutical major Pfizer is also in line to help smokers who are trying their best to quit this deadly habit.

The company said that it will set up 600 smoking cessation clinics across India by 2010 in partnership with private sector hospitals and clinics.

According to fresh reports, eight more cases of hepatitis have come to light in Sabarkantha district of Gujarat.

The fresh cases were registered from Modasa and other talukas of the region.

But, the state health officials are leaving no stone unturned to make sure that no other person dies because of this lethal viral disease.

A miracle cream that claims to wipe out cellulite in just nine minutes will hit UK markets this week.

Priced at £68 per bottle, the serum called Adonia LegTone is made from plant stem cells.

Green Island Labs, the makers of Adonia LegTone, said that the product contains regenerative properties of plant extracts, which help tone up weak skin stem cells.

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.