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Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 8 Q/ x. W( j7 ]$ u' b: n 4 \! F1 y) n' OLeeches 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.- \1 R; }# w$ ]1 o' J: m1 g. h: u" I& i
1 ^+ E. l- O$ w. o人在德国 社区The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. ; ? l- D1 T! v, E# B8 e5 {3 z6 k( X E5 L8 I8 u
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.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de- a9 X# T) ~8 _! N* }* Z' v
# X) M( Z @2 `3 nDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.