& p8 G; p; I: _6 e: C: s& wWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 1 k* y" {. H- r8 {) @2 r3 f6 yrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de / D- ?! ]2 a9 L `$ K, @+ S$ 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. 9 S& `. t' g5 H4 P! ^人在德国 社区# | K5 E' M* s7 g; z: `, U
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Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.