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1 K! f, ^1 s4 b1 p, VLeeches 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." Q ?( T( z" D7 O
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: P! J- {- ~6 R( K$ Y8 L! A0 SDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.