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: X$ E) C3 x9 d) [ K" U2 aLeeches 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.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de$ Z. P/ J8 B. X3 Q* w. Z" z" L/ E4 j
* [ O- t; }( G D8 a人在德国 社区The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. 6 s3 k, F! @: P8 K2 t4 I I- v4 } E4 b
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.人在德国 社区# F& P: D4 Q0 _/ u5 H
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Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.