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! F }% g$ X# [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." K2 A+ Q7 E0 x9 N3 ^4 x
( T. G* M) m3 n# d6 y$ n$ Z BThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. ~. i$ s; T2 g( J ( ~ y. Y- o; j0 l- i2 J5 }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. 5 j4 u, V* a$ u2 Ers238848.rs.hosteurope.de 9 f' |9 L3 U+ o2 I) irs238848.rs.hosteurope.deDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.