Mail App needs reboot to function correctly in iOS4

Hi,
Is anyone else having this problem:
I have Gmail push successfully working on my 3Gs (running iOS4). Sometimes however the body of the mail refuses to display. To get it to display properly I have to perform a restart of the phone. This restart will keep things running smoothly for about 3-4 days when mail will again stop working and I'll have to perform another restart.
I never had this problem with previous iOS.
Can anyone help?

I have had the same problem too with Gmail. Like you I have to keep resetting the phone to fix it. Never happened in OS3. OS4 is a disaster - so many bugs!

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