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Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 . S9 u0 w& h9 ]* P3 N人在德国 社区 8 N/ h& t# `" c; x! O Y人在德国 社区Leeches have been used in medicine for thousands of years. By attaching themselves to the body, and sucking blood from a patient, they were thought to bring health benefits. ! ~ c; z5 _! q# W+ r) X# J人在德国 社区 " z1 X" ^: o8 ]0 j6 ~: m( b" Crs238848.rs.hosteurope.deThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.' g( K. ~2 z, J9 k4 O+ `- `
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5 N9 b" W( N) C# t" L: N0 ODamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.