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Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011- D3 k" m, w6 n, Y" O" R
4 H! m( w5 V; @' b) ~# |* xLeeches 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. & y2 Z2 z% \4 i3 ?7 C# }9 g' I0 Z \7 }2 t* ]$ R
The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. 7 _+ D( q9 B* V& d/ U人在德国 社区 / u4 z* P: Q) G) N0 M2 o2 ~9 q人在德国 社区That idea fell out of fashion during the 20th century, with the discovery of modern drugs. But today, as interest in traditional medicine grows, they are making a comeback - particularly in the former Soviet State of Georgia. # o6 R7 L; S- J3 ~9 Ers238848.rs.hosteurope.de ' G" Y; v& }; p0 K% pDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.