IPhone won't go to home-screen!

My iPhone refuses to go to the home-screen! I have to literally turn off and turn on the entire phone to get to another application on the phone. It's very annoying having to turn the phone on and off, and I know that can't be good for the phone. Is there anyway to fix this? Or will I just have to buy an entire new phone. I've tried resetting it, plugging it into iTunes, charging it etc. I don't know.
thank you

You can try the basic restart, reset, and restore found in the manual page 34, 132-133 and 142.
The iphone has a one year warranty. If it is within the warranty you can call Apple or make an appointment at the Genius Bar.
http://manuals.info.apple.com/enUS/iPhone_UserGuide.pdf

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