! B3 Y! I0 X' vWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 * l5 u+ _/ v1 F+ N# Z 4 h+ |4 u2 B+ I/ w4 X0 E, S( HLeeches 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.5 }- L8 z% E* X% S$ v, [# D( j3 L2 T
* }, G) Q& T" lThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. . b; K1 X: X- U; C) t4 \ + X. c2 r. S- z$ Srs238848.rs.hosteurope.deThat 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.. L# r5 c7 T* G" |* g, j1 z( h" `
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Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.